Navjot Singh Sidhu takes U-turn on his Pak visit; says, 'Rahul Ji never asked me to go to Pakistan'
Congress leader and Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu take a U-turn while clarifying that his visit to Pakistan was not directed by party president Rahul Gandhi but on personal invites from Pakistan PM Imran Khan. Sidhu visited Pakistan on the occasion of ground-breaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor project.
"Get your facts right before you distort them, Rahul Gandhi Ji never asked me to go to Pakistan. The whole world knows I went on Prime Minister Imran Khan's personal invite.
Earlier, on Friday the cricketer-turned-politician politician, Sindhu was asked about Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's disapproval of his Pakistan trip. Responding to which, Sidhu said, "My captain is Rahul Gandhi, he has sent me everywhere," Mr Sidhu had replied, his reference to Amarinder Singh, popularly called "Captain", not lost on anyone.
#WATCH Navjot Singh Sidhu, Congress in Hyderabad: Mere captain Rahul Gandhi hain, unhone toh bheja hai har jagah (for #KartarpurCorridor). Hamare Captain sahab ke bhi Captain Rahul Gandhi ji hain' pic.twitter.com/XmagrUgfWw
— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2018
"Which captain are you talking about? Captain Amarinder Singh ji, he is an Army Captain. My captain is Rahul Gandhi saab... Captain saab's captain is Rahul Gandhi, my captain is Rahul Gandhi," he said.
Punjab Minister Sidhu, however, described the Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh as a "father figure" to him.
First published: 1 December 2018, 13:54 IST