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Punjab Elections: I am a born Congressman, says Navjot Singh Sidhu

While BJP chose alliance, I chose Punjab, says the former cricketer and BJP MP

Founder of new front 'Awaz-e-Punjab' Navjot Singh Sidhu addresses a press conference in Chandigarh
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Founder of new front 'Awaz-e-Punjab' Navjot Singh Sidhu addresses a press conference in Chandigarh

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Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday described himself as a 'true Congressman and said , 'have come back to my roots', while addressing the press from Congress head quarters in New Delhi.

A day after joining the Congress Party to contest Punjab assembly poll 2017, Sindhu said that his aim was to unseat 'Parkash Singh Badal and Sukhbir Singh Badal'.

Severely criticising the Badals for ruining Punjab by not attempting to curb drug problems in the state, he said, "Drugs are a reality in Punjab, lives of youth are being destroyed". 

Sidhu clarified that he had no tussle

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