Former CM’s Pak friend called shots: Navjot Kaur Sidhu

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, October 23

Amid the ongoing row, former MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu today accused former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh of getting only those works done that were routed through his Pakistan friend Aroosa Alam.

Levelling serious graft allegations, Navjot Kaur claimed: “Even bureaucrats and MLAs had to give costly gifts and briefcases to Alam for securing favourable postings and other matters pertaining to the governance during the Capt government. No police posting was done without her intervention.”

She was interacting with mediapersons during a visit to the Amritsar East Assembly constituency, being represented by her husband and PCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu here on Saturday.

She initially refused to answer queries on the issue, saying it was their personal matter. Asked who would be the CM face of the Congress in the upcoming Assembly elections, Navjot Kaur named both Sidhu and CM Charanjit Singh Channi. She then launched a scathing attack on Captain Amarinder.

The Sidhu family has once again become active in the constituency, which was previously represented by Navjot Kaur. Their daughter Rabia Sidhu visited the constituency recently.

Post the 2018 Dasehra train tragedy, they preferred to stay away from the constituency. Navjot Kaur was the chief guest at the Dasehra event where several norms were violated. Later, a prolonged tussle between Sidhu and the former CM kept them out of the constituency. She also expressed her willingness to contest the elections.

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