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Suspended Navjot Kaur Sidhu Doubles Down, Triggering Legal Fight Inside Punjab Congress

Her suspension over a cash-for-CM remark has prompted defamation notices from Congress colleagues alongside a BJP call for a vigilance probe.

Overview

  • Navjot Kaur Sidhu, suspended from Congress for her ₹500 crore-for-CM comment, publicly attacked Punjab unit leaders and said she does not recognise state chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring.
  • She alleged corruption in ticket distribution, accused Warring of selling a Tarn Taran ticket, and claimed some leaders sought to legalise large Shivalik land encroachments.
  • Gurdaspur MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa served a legal notice demanding an apology for alleged defamatory remarks, with similar notices sent by Anil Joshi and Tarn Taran bypoll candidate Karanbir Burj.
  • BJP leader and retired bureaucrat Jagmohan Singh Raju asked the Punjab Vigilance Bureau to conduct a time-bound inquiry into Kaur’s allegations of graft within Congress.
  • Kaur said her comments were distorted, asserted that a majority of Punjab Congress leaders and the AICC back her, and clarified she did not claim anyone directly sought money from her.