Punjab Congress Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu Appoints Four Advisors

It was the first such appointment made by the cricketer-turned-politician after taking charge as the president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee last month.

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu today appointed four advisors, including Lok Sabha Member Dr Amar Singh and former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Mohammad Mustafa. It was the first such appointment made by the cricketer-turned-politician after taking charge as the president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPPC) last month. "I, hereby, appoint four advisors to seek their wise counsel as president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee with immediate effect. I personally hold each of them in high regard for their vision and work to envisage a better future for every Punjabi," he said in a letter. Lok Sabha MP Amar Singh had been advisor to Navjot Singh Sidhu when he was the local bodies minister. Later, Dr Amar Singh, a former IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, successfully fought the 2019 Lok Sabha polls from Fatehgarh Sahib (SC) seat.