Close X
Saturday, November 30, 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

    Nirav Modi's 11 Properties In Dubai, Worth Rs. 56 Crore, Seized By Enforcement Directorate

    The Enforcement Directorate has also filed a charge sheet against Nirav Modi alleging that he laundered and diverted over Rs. 6,400 crore of bank funds abroad to dummy companies that were under his and his families' control.

    Nirav Modi's 11 Properties In Dubai, Worth Rs. 56 Crore, Seized By Enforcement Directorate

    How Army Is Helping Children Shape Their Lives In Manipur

    How Army Is Helping Children Shape Their Lives In Manipur
    Manipur has had an umbilical connection with insurgency. Their hopes and aspirations are being supported by the Army officers.

    How Army Is Helping Children Shape Their Lives In Manipur

    Fazilka School Principal, Teacher Suspended Over Stripping Girl Students

    Fazilka School Principal, Teacher Suspended Over Stripping Girl Students
    The incident, which came to light last week, was brought to the chief minister's notice after a video showed students crying and complaining that they had been stripped by the teachers in the school premises.

    Fazilka School Principal, Teacher Suspended Over Stripping Girl Students

    Kerala Government To Stay Away From Daily Affairs At Sabarimala: Court

    Kerala Government To Stay Away From Daily Affairs At Sabarimala: Court
    Kerala High Court has clarified that the state government's role is confined to maintaining law and order in the area

    Kerala Government To Stay Away From Daily Affairs At Sabarimala: Court

    Faizabad Is Ayodhya, New Airport After Ram: Yogi Adityanath

    The First Lady of South Korea Kim Jung-sook on Tuesday evening was witness to the lighting of over 3 lakh earthen lamps on the banks of the Saryu as well as the change of name of a district: Faizabad will now be known as Ayodhya.

    Faizabad Is Ayodhya, New Airport After Ram: Yogi Adityanath

    Pak Man, Freed From Jail After 16 Years, Returns Home With Bhagavad Gita

    Jalaluddin was arrested from Varanasi's Cantonment area with suspicious documents and is now on his way back to his country. He was then sentenced to 16 years of imprisonment.  

    Pak Man, Freed From Jail After 16 Years, Returns Home With Bhagavad Gita