Punjab Congress Chief Navot Singh Sidhu broke silence, a day after abruptly resigning from the post raised questions, over the appointments of the director general of police, advocate general and “tainted” leaders.
He said he was ready to make “any sacrifice” but would always stand by his principles.
Plunging the Congress into a fresh crisis months ahead of the assembly elections in the state, Sidhu put in his papers on Tuesday shortly after the allocation of portfolios to the members of the new state Cabinet led by Charanjit Singh Channi.
Taking to Twitter, Sidhu said his objective had always been to improve the lives of people and “to make a difference”. “My dear Punjabis, my 17 years of political journey has been for a purpose – to improve the lives of the people of Punjab, to make a difference and to take a stand on politics of issues. This has been my ‘dharma’ and my duty. Till today, I have no personal grudge against anyone, nor have I fought personal battles. My fight has been on issues and a pro-Punjab agenda, for which I have stood for a long time. My father once told me that wherever there is any confusion, always walk on the path of truth with moral authority and without compromising on moral values,” Sidhu said in the video. He further added, “Today, I see there is a compromise on those issues. I see those who had given clean chits to the Badals six years ago … have been given the responsibility of delivering justice. My soul jitters when I see those who secured blanket bails, they are advocate general. What is the agenda here. Those who used to talk about issues, where are those issues now? Where are the means? Will we reach our destination with these means. To fight for justice of ‘Guru Sahib’ and to improve the lives of people of Punjab and for the means, I will make any sacrifice but will always stand by principles,” he said.
There was a speculation in political circles that Sidhu was not pleased over certain key appointments.
