BJP attacks Navjot Sidhu for hugging Pakistan army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa

The BJP on Saturday attacked Punjab Minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu for hugging Pakistans Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa and for sitting beside the President of PakistanoccupiedKashmir PoK at the swearing in ceremony of new Prime Minister Imran Khan and demanded his suspension from the party immediatelyThe Bharatiya Janata Party BJP also used the opportunity to attack the Congress party over statements made by some of its leaders during their visits to Pakistan and asked Congress President Rahul Gandhi whether Sidhu had his permission to go there and whether he would suspend him immediatelySidhu during his visit to Pakistan to attend the swearing in ceremony of Imran Khan as Pakistans Prime Minister hugged Pakistans Army Chief BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra told reporters adding that he also sat next to PoK President Masood Khan It is not an ordinary thing Sidhu is not an ordinary man but a minister in the Punjab government And every Indian has taken this issue very seriously he said asking why Sidhu did not object when the PoK President was made to sit next to himFiring salvos at the Congress President Patra said Rahulji did you grant permission to Sidhu to go to Pakistan Will you suspend him before his arrival in the country Slamming Sidhu he said that before hugging Pakistans Army Chief did he not remember how their army killed innocent people and armymen in IndiaThe BJP spokespersons remarks came after Sidhus participation in the ceremony and his remarks to the media there that he hoped ties between New Delhi and Islamabad would improve with Imran Khan at the helm Praising Khan while speaking to the staterun PTV Sidhu said A new morning is here in Pakistan with a new government which can change the destiny of the country He hoped that Khans victory would be good for the peace process between the two neighboursRaking up the statements of several Congress leaders visiting Pakistan and praising Pakistan the BJP leader said Salman Khurshid went to Pakistan and said Narendra Modi government did not want peace with Pakistan Even Mani Shankar Aiyar in an interview in Pakistan in November 2015 said that Modi government should be removed he saidIn June this year Ghulam Nabi Azad also questioned Armys action in Jammu and Kashmir after he said that the armed forces kill more civilians than the terrorists he said adding that another Congress leader Saifuddin Soz had said that he stood with Gen Pervez Musharraf and demanded an independent KashmirAnd today Sidhuji said that he wants to thank the people of Pakistan For what does he want to say thank you to them For sending terrorists for killing innocents for killing our soldiers Patra asked The BJP leader also slammed the Congress President and its leaders for questioning the surgical strike and its leaders disrespecting the Army Chief of the country Your Gandhi party leaders disrespect the army chief of the country by calling him a street goon while your leader Sidhu believes Pakistans army Chief that they want peace he addedAlso Read Haryana Minister Anil Vij Attacks Navjot Sidhu For Attending Imran Khans SwearingInCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever