"Congress In Dying Stages... Had They Allowed Me": Sidhu's New Googly
NDTV
The remark has also been condemned by the opposition Akali Dal, which has said it showed Sidhu's lack of respect for the Dalit community
Navjot Sidhu's tantrums continue to embarrass the Congress at a time the party high command is trying to focus on setting its house in order ahead of the 2022 Punjab Assembly election.
The latest headache for the ruling party was on Thursday after Sidhu - who hasn't yet formally withdrawn his resignation as chief of the Congress' Punjab unit - decided to lead party workers from Mohali to UP's Lakhimpur Kheri, to protest the "brutal" killing of farmers.
In visuals of the contingent as they prepared to set out on their protest, Sidhu looked visibly upset because he had to wait for Chief Minister Charanjit Channi's arrival.
The former cricketer - whose threat to quit last month left the Congress scrambling, particularly since the party had backed him in his bitter and public feud with former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh - was then caught on camera criticising his party.
