Punjab govt. promoting ‘Mafia Raj’, says Sidhu

‘The administration is more responsive to the Badals than Congress lawmakers, workers’

Former Punjab Minister and Congress leader, Navjot Singh Sidhu, on Sunday raised the banner of revolt by tweeting that the State government was promoting ‘Mafia Raj’ and the administration was more responsive to the Badals of the Shiromani Akali Dal than Congress lawmakers and workers. The timing of Mr. Sidhu’s comments is crucial as it comes just a day ahead of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meet to analyse party’s poor performance in the recently concluded Assembly elections, especially losing Kerala and Assam, where the party was hoping to do well and drawing a blank in Bengal. At a time, when the Congress is grappling with poor performance, Mr. Sidhu’s outburst would only add to the party’s problems in Punjab that is headed for Assembly polls next year.