Close X
Friday, November 29, 2024
ADVT 
India

On Meeting Amarinder Singh, Navjot Sidhu Said Talks 'Cordial'

Darpan News Desk IANS, 13 Dec, 2018 02:12 AM

    Punjab Cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu called on Chief Minister Amarinder Singh at his home today and held "cordial talks".


    The meeting follows demands for Mr Sidhu's resignation by his cabinet colleagues after he had said that Congress president Rahul Gandhi was his "captain" while Amarinder Singh was an "Army captain".


    He made the remarks when asked by the media why he attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor in Pakistan despite the chief minister's disapproval.


    "The talks between us were cordial," Mr Sidhu told reporters after visiting the chief minister.


    Without giving out further details, Mr Sidhu said they spoke about many other things and that CM Amarinder's health was better now. The chief minister was suffering from a viral fever.


    "The love and affection which I got from the CM after meeting him is indicative of the fact that the whole issue had been blown out of proportion," he said, adding that "the CM did not say anything to me in this respect (controversy)...many times certain things are misinterpreted," Mr Sidhu said.


    This was Mr Sidhu's first meeting with Amarinder Singh after a controversy erupted over his remarks.


    Mr Sidhu, however, had later described Amarinder Singh as a "fatherly figure" and had said he will sort out the issue with him.


    "You don't wash dirty linen in public. He (Amarinder Singh) is a fatherly figure. I love him. I respect him. I will sort it out myself," Sidhu had told reporters during poll campaigning in Rajasthan.

    MORE India ARTICLES

    UK University Appoints Indian Cold Chain Expert As Honorary Professor

    The University of Birmingham announced on Tuesday that it has appointed sustainable cold chain expert Pawanexh Kohli as an honorary professor of post-harvest logistics.

    UK University Appoints Indian Cold Chain Expert As Honorary Professor

    I Don’t Lie, We Chose Ambani By Ourselves: Dassault CEO Eric Trappier

    Dassault CEO Eric Trappier on Tuesday said he didn’t lie and they chose Ambani by themselves while referring to allegations of corruption in the Reliance-Dassault JV deal.

    I Don’t Lie, We Chose Ambani By Ourselves: Dassault CEO Eric Trappier

    Debt-Ridden Punjab All Set For Rs 100-Crore Binge On Luxury Cars

    Debt-Ridden Punjab All Set For Rs 100-Crore Binge On Luxury Cars
    At a time when the debt-ridden Punjab government is unable to pay salaries and pensions to its serving and former employees, or allocate funds for subsidies and social welfare schemes on time, it is all set for a nearly Rs 100 crore luxury ride.

    Debt-Ridden Punjab All Set For Rs 100-Crore Binge On Luxury Cars

    No Threat Of Revival Of Militancy In Punjab: Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat

    "There is not much threat (of revival of militancy) in Punjab, but we need to be alert about it," Bipin Rawat said.

    No Threat Of Revival Of Militancy In Punjab: Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat

    Indian Army Chief Counsels Radicalised Kashmiri Youth, Asks Them To Shun Terror

    Terming those hindering the security forces' anti-terror operations as "supporters of terrorists", and warning them of "stern actions", the chief of army staff said that the security forces are also acting against those involved in terror funding and aiding and abetting terrorism.

    Indian Army Chief Counsels Radicalised Kashmiri Youth, Asks Them To Shun Terror

    16-Year-Old In Delhi Stabs Father For Thrashing Mother, Siblings

    16-Year-Old In Delhi Stabs Father For Thrashing Mother, Siblings
    According to police, the victim, a 40-year-old man, was allegedly drunk and was thrashing his wife and children when his son picked up a knife and stabbed him twice in the chest.

    16-Year-Old In Delhi Stabs Father For Thrashing Mother, Siblings