BJP slams Sidhu for praising Imran Khan
India | November 10, 2019 16:50 ISTPatra alleged that by making such remarks, Sidhu sought to show Pakistan and Khan on a higher pedestal than India.
Patra alleged that by making such remarks, Sidhu sought to show Pakistan and Khan on a higher pedestal than India.
The foreign ministry decision came late on Thursday evening, hours after Sidhu sent his third request to the government to seek its approval to travel to Kartarpur
Pakistan said on Thursday that it has issued a visa to cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu to attend the inauguration of the much-awaited Kartarpur Corridor on November 9.
Days after Navjot Singh Sidhu accepted Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's invitation for the inauguration of the Kartarpur corridor, hoardings hailing both Sidhu and Imran Khan were seen in Amritsar. The hoardings, which were later removed, referred Khan and Sidhu as real heroes of the Kartarpur corridor.
"Those who Pakistan wants to call have to take political clearance," MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said at a briefing, to a question on Sidhu accepting an invite by Imran Khan to attend the November 9 inauguration ceremony.
Sidhu said the Sikh community all over the world looks forward to visiting the holy shrine associated with their spiritual leader Baba Guru Nanak.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has invited Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu to the Kartapur corridor's inaugural event, slated for November 9, according to Pakistani media on Wednesday.
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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has accepted the resignation of Navjot Singh Sidhu. The resignation has been forwarded to Governor Vijayender Pal Singh Badnore. Sidhu, who has been at loggerheads with Singh and was stripped off-key portfolios in the cabinet reshuffle in June has submitted his resignation from the state cabinet. Earlier, Singh had said if Sidhu did not want to do his job, there was nothing he could do about it.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is yet to take a call on Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation from the state Cabinet, official sources said on Thursday.
Ending suspense, Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday said he sent his resignation to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu had submitted his resignation to former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on June 10. Today, Sidhu has posted a copy of his resignation on his official Twitter handle. "I resign as Minister from Punjab cabinet," Sidhu wrote in his resignation letter.
Punjab cabinet minister Brahm Mohindra Saturday appealed to his ministerial colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu to assume charge of the power ministry, amid an ongoing stalemate between Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and the cricketer-turned-politician.
Navjot Singh Sidhu is currently serving as the Minister of Local Government, Tourism, Cultural Affairs, and Museums of the state of Punjab.
Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, who is at loggerheads with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and got a new portfolio on Thursday, failed to resume his new charge, it was learnt on Saturday.
Amid his raging war with Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu was stripped of Local Bodies Ministries. He will now be at the helm of Ministry of Power.
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In fresh trouble for the Congress in Punjab, the war between Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu intensified further on Thursday after the cabinet minister skipped a meeting called by the chief minister.
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