'Allow Me to Take Decisions Or Else...": Navjot Sidhu To Congress

Stung by the Congress's ultimatum in a controversy over his advisers, Navjot Sidhu today declared that it would be "disastrous" for the party if he was not given freedom in decision-making. "I have asked the high command to allow me to take decisions and I will ensure that the Congress prospers in the state for the next two decades. Nahin toh eit se eit bajaa doon,(it will be disastrous for the party)," said Navjot Sidhu, who was recently appointed the party's Punjab chief in a tense compromise with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. Asked to comment on Mr Sidhu's pronouncement, Congress's Punjab in-charge Harish Rawat reacted cautiously. "I can't question him on the basis of media speculation... I will see the context of the statement. He is party chief, who other than him can take decisions," Mr Rawat said.