Sidhu had alleged that the Parkash and his son-- former deputy chief minister of Punjab and SAD president-- had given orders to the police to open fire at protesters at Behbal Kalan in 2015 that led to the death of two people.  

In 1999, a sessions court had acquitted Sidhu but the order was quashed by the high court, which convicted him. In 2006, HC awarded him a three-year jail term.

Sidhu, who was present at the swearing-in of his "friend" Imran Khan as the Pakistan Prime Minister on August 18 in Islamabad, has been claiming that he has been virtually instrumental in getting the Kartarpur corridor opened to devotees.

For the last several days, there had been media reports that Gen Bajwa was in favour of resuming dialogue with India, but his remark about "revenge" gives a totally different impression.

Welcoming the reports, Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu thanked his 'friend' Pakistan PM Imran Khan for the move. However, backtracked later saying he has no knowledge of opening of Kartarpur route.

Speaking during Pakistan's 53rd Defence Day held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, General Bajwa vowed to give a befitting reply to those casting an 'evil eye' on his country.

Sidhu said his seating at the swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan as Pakistan's Prime Minister in Islamabad on August 18 was changed at the last minute and he did not know who sat next to him.

Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said Sidhu has implicated India by hugging the Pakistan Army chief and instead of explaining his act he is lecturing us over peace.

The case was filed under Indian Penal Case sections involving sedition, confirmed the lawyer. 

Captain's statement came minutes after Navjot Singh Sidhu justified his hug with Bajwa in front of Indian media at the Attari-Wagah- border after his return. 

Sidhu was seen hugging Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa prior to the ceremony.

Sidhu, Minister of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, and Museums in the Punjab government, said he has brought 'a message of love' to Pakistan as a goodwill ambassador of India.

Navjot Singh Sidhu said he has brought "a message of love" to Pakistan as a goodwill ambassador of India.

Imran Khan will be taking the oath on August 18. Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev have also been invited to the event, other than Sidhu.

Sidhu, who had quit the BJP and joined the Congress days before the Punjab assembly election last year, was awarded three-year jail term and a fine of Rs 1 lakh by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in a 1988 road rage case.

In case the apex court upholds Sidhu's conviction, handed earlier by the high court, he would stand disqualified immediately as a lawmaker. After serving his sentence, he would not be able to contest elections for another six years.

Even as Punjab cabinet minister is trying to prove his innocence in the court, at India TV's Aap ki Adalat he confessed that the incident was the biggest regret of his life.

Meanwhile, the legal heirs of the complainant in the road rage case on April 5 filed a fresh plea against the cricketer on the basis of his 'admission of his role in the incident' during an interview with India TV Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma in Aap ki Adalat in 2010.

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Sidhu, who had joined BJP in 2004, switched political allegiance to Congress just ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections in 2017.