People at top want weak CM for Punjab who can dance to their tunes, says Navjot Singh Sidhu

Ahead of the announcement of the CM face for the Punjab Assembly polls by the Congress partys state unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said people at the top want a weak chief ministerPeople at the top want a weak chief minister who can dance to their tunes Sidhu said addressing his supporters on Thursday evening He did not make it clear whether he was referring to the Congress central leadership or anybody else When contacted his media adviser said Sidhu was actually referring to the government at the CentreSidhus remark came at a time when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to announce the name of his partys chief ministerial candidate for the Punjab polls on Sunday in Ludhiana For the last several weeks both Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Sidhu have directly or indirectly made a case for themselves to be declared as the partys nominee for the top post Addressing his supporters and workers after returning from Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir Sidhu targeted SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia who is fighting against the Congress leader from Amritsar EastSidhu lashed out at the SAD for its alleged misrule and looting the state besides patronising criminals They established a goonda raj he alleged Taking on AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal he asked whether he was giving Rs 1000 per month to every woman above 18 years of age in the national capital a promise the Delhi CM made in in Punjab What is his stand on the SYL He must clarify said Sidhu the SutlejYamuna link canal He said in the last Assembly elections people had shown AAP the mirror and even then Kejriwals desire was to become the chief ministerAttacking the Delhi CM he said he wants to run through remote control from Delhi I have to say one thing that if a new Punjab has to be made it is in the hands of the chief minister said Sidhu while adding two previous chief ministers of Punjab pushed the state backwards You have to choose the CM this time If you make an honest person sit at the top then honesty will percolate down below said Sidhu Sidhu then made a mention of Singapores former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew saying he made Singapore worlds key economy in the world Sidhu said when once he was asked how will he remove corruption Yew had said he will punish people at the top and added how stern measures he took while showing zero tolerance towards corruptionThe cricketerturnedpolitician then switched gears and said people at the top want a weak CM who can dance to their tune Do you want such a CM telliquest Sidhu asks the gathering who responds by saying that they want a CM like Sidhu Later during his speech while referring to the February 20 polls he said the fight is between dharma and adharma and the dharma always prevailsSidhu will become X former Chief Ministers will become X one day all of us will become X one day when we leave this body But the Congress worker will never become X he said calling the party workers backbone of the party Taking on Majithia Sidhu said he has erected big hoardings in the Amritsar East He thinks by putting up these boards he has become a big don If you have to put up boards put them like Sidhuin the hearts of people 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