Navjot Kaur Sidhu, wife of cricketer‑turned‑politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, has stirred up a political storm in Punjab by alleging that “a suitcase full of Rs 500 crore” has to be given to become the Chief Minister in Punjab — which her husband cannot pay.
The former MLA was talking to media persons on Saturday evening after meeting Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria here on issues, including “deteriorating” law and order in the state.
Though she did not name any party when making the comment, she specifically said that Sidhu would return to active politics only if he is made the Congress CM face. Noting that there was much infighting in the party, she said, “there are already five chief ministers (faces of the Congress) who are busy making the party lose. If they (high command) understand this, then it is a different matter.”
She added that they do not have any money to give to any party, but can transform Punjab into a “golden state”. Replying to a question, she said her husband is “strongly attached” to the Congress and leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.