Natwar Singh irked by Navjot Sidhu's 'private' visit to Pakistan

'He is unconventional, endowed with spontaneous wit, irresponsibly outspoken and with very poor political judgement'

Not a brave act

The candle-carrying brigade might cheer Punjab minister and recent entrant to the Congress, Navjot Singh Sidhu for his brave action in ignoring Chief Minister Amrinder Singh’s counsel and making a highly publicised visit to Pakistan at the invitation of Imran Khan. But one person who has severely criticised the initiative is former career diplomat and Foreign Minister K Natwar Singh. 

He writes: “He (Sidhu) behaved unbecomingly in Kartarpur Sahib. The mutual backslapping between Imran Khan and him was unseemly and avoidable.” Singh notes that Ministers do not make “private” visits while in office. “Navjot Sidhu is, what is