Sidhu unstable, dangerous, anti-national: Amarinder

CHANDIGARH: Dubbing Navjot Sidhu as "anti-national, dangerous, unstable, incompetent and a security threat" to the state and the country, Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday said he will fight any move to make the Punjab Congress president the chief minister of Punjab "tooth and nail".

Making it clear that he had no intention of quitting politics, Amarinder said there was no question of supporting Sidhu, who was clearly mixed up with Pakistan and a danger, as well as a disaster, for Punjab and the country. "I can't allow such a man to destroy us, I will continue to fight the issues that are bad for this state and its people," said the outgoing CM.

"We have all seen Sidhu hugging Imran Khan and General Bajwa, and singing praises for the Pakistan PM at the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor, while our soldiers were being killed at the borders every day," he said, pointing out that the ex-cricketer had attended Imran's swearing-in even after he (Capt Amarinder) categorically told him not to. "The government of Punjab means the security of India, and if Sidhu is made the face of Congress for chief ministership, I will fight him at every step," he added.

In a series of media interviews, Captain Amarinder, who has been asked by the governor to continue as the CM till alternative arrangements were made, said Sidhu could never be a good leader for Punjab. "How can a man who could not handle a ministry, handle the state?" he said, adding that there was no question of backing an incompetent man whom he had removed from his cabinet. As local government minister, Sidhu failed to clear files for seven months, he claimed.

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