Today Punjab Pradesh Congress
Committee (PPCC) President Navjot Singh Sidhu arrived at Amritsar’s Verka to
meet his supporters. He interacted with the supporters and encouraged them.
During this, he described himself as a sportsman. He said that he is a
sportsman. While being a cricketer, sometimes he got out on zero and sometimes
scores a century.
When
asked about the defeat, he blamed the outgoing Chief Minister Charanjit Singh
Channi for Congress’s defeat in Punjab. He said that when the CM face was
announced, he shook hands with Channi and told him that now the responsibility
is his.
Navjot
said that he always supported Channi and also campaigned for him. When asked
about not doing a Campaign outside Amritsar East, he refused to take
responsibility for the defeat. He said that it was Channi’s responsibility, not
his.
He said
that he has sportsmen spirit. Winning or losing is not a question for him.
People have voted for AAP for a change and he congratulates them. He also said
that people who tried to dig pits in his way fell into it.
The
blame game in the Congress Party has started after defeat in the Assembly
Elections. Many big names from the party failed to protect their seats against
the other candidates.
The
result of the Punjab Assembly Elections held on February 20 was declared yesterday, in which AAP won 92 seats and Congress got only 18 out of 117. Navjot
Singh Sidhu also lost his seat. After the defeat he tweeted, “The voice of the
people is the voice of God …. Humbly accept the mandate of the people of Punjab
…. Congratulations to Aap !!!”