Overview
- Navjot Kaur Sidhu said Navjot Singh Sidhu will return to active politics only if the Congress declares him its chief ministerial face in Punjab.
- She alleged that the person who brings a “suitcase of Rs 500 crore” becomes chief minister, while noting that no one had asked the couple for money.
- Her comments were made to reporters in Chandigarh after a meeting with Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on law-and-order concerns.
- BJP and AAP leaders cited the allegation to attack the Congress and demanded a formal explanation, calling it evidence of money-driven politics.
- Senior Congress figures such as Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa criticised the Sidhus as state leaders deferred to the high command, which has not issued a clear public response ahead of the 2027 Punjab polls.