Navjot Singh Sidhu says Congress MLA can make cops 'wet their pants', police officer sends defamation notice

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has courted controversy while praising two party members allegedly saying that they are capable of making policemen wet their pantsFormer chief minister Amarinder Singh and Shiromani Akali Dal SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema slammed him over the purported remark and a Chandigarh police officer sent him a defamation noticeI have sent a defamation notice to him for humiliating the police Chandigarh Deputy Superintendent of Police Dilsher Singh Chandel said A subinspector also issued a video message condemning the remark Congress MP from Ludhiana Ravneet Singh Bittu has backed the policemen and praised them for their role during militancy and Covid19 timesThe controversy erupted after Sidhu at a recent rally in Sultanpur Lodhi while pointing towards sitting MLA Navtej Singh Cheema said he can make a thanedar policeman wet his pants He repeated the remark at a rally in Batala on Sunday while praising local leader Ashwani Sekhri who was standing by his side When reporters asked him about his remark Sidhu indicated that it should not be taken literally He said its a way of saying the Congress wields authorityA video clip of Sidhu making the remark went viral on social media inviting sharp reaction from some police officials and political leaders Punjab Lok Congress president and former chief minister Amarinder Singh said it was sad that the men in uniform were being disrespectedSad to see our men in uniform being disrespected 1700 PunjabPoliceInd personnel sacrificed their lives to bring the state out of the dark days and now they are being mocked by INCPunjab leaders amp above all their President Shameful A leader must give respect to earn respect Amarinder Singh said in a tweet SADs Daljit Singh Cheema questioned the silence of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Home minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa over Sidhus remark He asked both of them to tell Sidhu that he should refrain from making such a remark and ask him to withdraw his statement and seek apology from the policeChandigarh DSP Chandel dubbed Sidhus remark as shameful It is very shameful that such a senior leader uses these words for his own force and humiliates them Chandel said This is the same force which protects him Sidhu and his family he said in a video message He even dared Sidhu to return his force deployed for his protection Without security force even a rickshaw puller will not listen to him he said I strongly condemn this remark and he Sidhu should not use such words for his force The force has its own dignity and respect and it is our responsibility to maintain this dignity he said In a video message SubInspector Balbir Singh posted in Jalandhar Rural said Such language was used by a senior leader against us I strongly condemn it He also requested the Punjab DGP not to allow the image of police to be affected We live with our families in the society and our children question us why such language is being used against us Balbir Singh said He said this remark was not against any thanedar but against the entire police force I want to tell Sidhu Sahib that we are not cowards We are brave and the whole country knows about the tales of our bravery he said as he recalled the role of police against militancyWithout caring for their own lives the personnel of the Punjab police provided food to the needy at their homes during the Covid19 outbreak he added Commenting on the videos of the Chandigarh DSP and the subinspector Ludhiana MP Bittu lauded the Punjab police for its role in eliminating terrorism from the state Bittu whose grandfather and the then chief minister Beant Singh died in a bomb blast in 1995 said Some videos of a DSP and subinspector have gone viral First of all whatever has been said about the police I seek apology he saidI know it is Punjab police personnel from senior IPS officer to the constable level which did not care for their own lives and curbed terrorism with iron hand Bittu wrote on his Facebook pageAlso Read Chandigarh civic polls AAP wins 14 of 35 wards BJP bags 12 Kejriwal says victory sign of change in PunjabBittu said during the Covid19 outbreak the police force personnel took food to the homes of people Referring to the Ludhiana court bomb blast he said it was the Punjab police which reached the spot first How will they protect people if we use wrong words against them It was very important that we stand by them he said We are proud of you and we salute you he saidThis 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