Overview
- Navjot Kaur Sidhu was suspended from the Congress on Monday over her “₹500 crore for chief minister’s chair” remark.
- She escalated her criticism of state chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, alleging ticket selling and claiming support from a majority of Punjab Congress leaders and the AICC.
- Gurdaspur MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa served a legal notice demanding an apology for alleged defamation, with Anil Joshi and Tarn Taran bypoll candidate Karanbir Burj issuing similar notices.
- Kaur said her comments were distorted, asserted that Congress never asked her for money, vowed not to back “thieves,” and publicly reaffirmed that she and her husband will remain with the party.
- BJP leader Jagmohan Singh Raju wrote to the Punjab Vigilance Bureau seeking a time‑bound probe into Kaur’s allegations of corruption.