Days ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections, fresh controversy seems to be plaguing the Congress, and more specifically Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Navjot Singh Sidhu.
NRI Suman Tur, who claims to be sister of
Tur, who is based in the United States, alleged, “Sidhu abandoned our old mother after the death of our father in 1986 and she later died as a destitute woman at Delhi railway station in 1989.” According to her, Navjot Singh Sidhu ended “everything for the sake of money”.She also said that in a news article earlier Sidhu had lied about their parents having been separated, when he was two years old.
“We have endured harsh situations. My mother was in the hospital for four months. I have documentary evidence to back my claims,” she said.
In the press conference, Tur said their nightmare started after her father Bhagwant Sidhu’s death in 1986. Shortly after the ‘bhog’ ceremony, revealed Tur, Sidhu had her and their mother out of their house. He was so rude to them that they were forced to walk to the bus stand, she claimed.“Navjot Singh Sidhu deserted our mother for the sake of money. We do not want any money from Sidhu,” she said.Suman also accused Navjot Singh Sidhu of lying about the separation of their parents in an interview with India Today in 1987. She demanded evidence from her brother to prove that their parents were indeed divorced.
Our mother had approached the court after Navjot Sidhu had claimed that there was a judicial separation between her and our father. He should furnish evidence to prove that our parents had separated,” Tur said.
She also said that in a news article earlier Sidhu had lied about their parents having been separated, when he was two years old. Meanwhile, a response from Navjot Singh Sidhu on the allegations is still awaited.
Meanwhile, Punjab Congress leader Sunil Jakhar, who is also a frontrunner to be Congress chief ministerial candidate in the upcoming Punjab Assembly Elections 2022, commented on the allegations of Navjot Sidhu’s sister and said this is a new low in Punjab politics. Blaming political rivalry for whatever unfolded on Friday, Sunil Jakhar tweeted, “It is despicable that to settle political scores, even the most pious relation between a sister and brother has not been spared.”
