Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal and Punjab Congress MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu sparred on Wednesday after the former caustically called the cricketer-turned-politician “a misguided missile” Addressing mediapersons after paying obeisance at Golden Temple with his wife and former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Sukhbir said: “Sidhu is a misguided missile, which has no control. It can hit anywhere, including himself.”
“Over the past 25 years, Sidhu hasn’t been loyal to anyone. He deserted cricket, left the BJP and turned to the Congress only to criticise its leaders. Earlier, he would make Prime Minister Narendra Modi happy with a few dialogues and now he uses the same dialogues for Congress president Sonia Gandhi,” the Akali leader said, adding, “Punjab doesn’t need a dramatic actor like him. Punjab needs a sober person to lead it for its progress and development.”
Sidhu, who earlier in the day announced his “long meeting” with Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in New Delhi, promptly took to Twitter to hit back at his Akali rival, saying that his aim was to destroy Sukhbir’s “corrupt business”. “Guided and aimed at you to destroy your corrupt businesses. Until your Sukh Vilas built on Punjab’s ruins is not turned into a public school & public hospital to serve Punjab’s poor, I won’t relent!” the firebrand Congress leader posted on the microblogging site.