Overview
- Navjot Kaur Sidhu said Navjot Singh Sidhu would resume frontline politics only if the Congress declares him its chief ministerial candidate for Punjab.
- She noted that no party decision has been announced and claimed several state leaders want the post and would obstruct his elevation.
- She alleged that “the one who gives a suitcase of Rs 500 crore becomes the CM,” a charge reported as her assertion without independent corroboration.
- After meeting Governor Gulab Chand Kataria in Chandigarh, she also flagged concerns over what she called deteriorating law and order in Punjab.
- Sidhu has kept a distance from recent Congress activities, skipped the 2024 Lok Sabha campaign, and focused on media work including IPL commentary and a YouTube channel.