Navjot Singh Sidhu says Amarinder Singh 'architect' of farm laws, former CM calls ex-cricketer 'fraud'

The politics in Punjab gets murkier as state Congress chief leader Navjot Singh Sidhu and former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh engage in a 'war of words'.

Chandigarh: Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday called Amarinder Singh the "architect" of the Centre's three farm laws, drawing a sharp reaction from the former chief minister who dubbed the ex-cricketer a "fraud and a cheat".

Sidhu's remark came two days after Amarinder Singh said he would launch his own political party and that he was hopeful of a seat arrangement with the BJP, provided the ongoing farmers' stir against the farm laws was resolved in the agriculturists' interest.

Amarinder Singh, who had faced an unceremonious exit from the state government last month, had also said that he was also looking at an alliance with like-minded parties such as breakaway Akali groups.