MP home minister does a Capt Amarinder, says Sidhu as CM will be threat to national security

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra targeted Navjot Singh Sidhu and said his elevation as the chief minister of Punjab would be a threat to national security.

Katni (Madhya Pradesh): Reiterating the words of ousted Punjab chief minister Capt. Amarinder Singh, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Sunday targeted Navjot Singh Sidhu saying the threat to national security was imminent if the Punjab Congress chief was made the state's chief minister. Amarinder had on Saturday remarked that Sidhu had close ties with Pakistani leaders and hence his elevation as the chief minister of Punjab, which shares a border with Pakistan, would mean a threat to the country's security.

Mishra also sought to know from the Congress high command the reason for appointing Sidhu as the PCC chief. "I want to ask Sonia Gandhi Ji why she made such a person the party president of a state which shares a border with the neighbouring country. Sonia Gandhi Ji should clarify," Mishra said.

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On Saturday, Amarinder had said he would oppose all possibilities of Sidhu as the next chief minister. "Navjot Singh Sidhu is an incompetent man. He is going to be a disaster. I will oppose his name as the next CM. He has a connection with Pakistan. It will be a threat to national security," Amarinder had said, adding Sidhu was friends with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran and chief of Pakistan Army Staff Qamar Javed Bajwa.