Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh yesterday defended Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, who is under flak for hugging Pakistan Army chief, saying the NDA government was adopting double standards on the neighbouring country.

Cricketer-turned-politician Sidhu visited Pakistan last week to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan as that country's PM. Sidhu hugged Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa during the event, which sparked a row in India with the ruling BJP slamming him for the act.