Amarinder Singh blames Navjot Singh Sidhu for Congress’s poor performance, says Sidhu has not been able to handle his department 

Amarinder Singh.

Punjab chief minister and senior Congress leader Amarinder Singh, during a press conference, blamed Navjot Singh Sidhu for Congress’s poor performance in Lok Sabha election, in Punjab. Amarinder argued that it happened because Sidhu moves like hugging Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa while visiting the neighbouring nation to attend PM Imran Khan's oath-taking ceremony last year.

In an interaction with reporters, Amarinder said, “How could something like that be tolerated, especially by army personnel who are being killed by Pakistan-backed terrorists?”

He further said, “We lost the Bathinda seat due to his ill-timed statement. Sidhu has not been able to handle his department. We have not done well in urban seats such as Sangrur, Bathinda and Hoshiarpur as the local government department headed by him did not do any development work. He is a non-performer. I will take up the issue with the high command once things settle down.”

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