Navjot Singh Sidhu

19 May

1988 road rage case: SC sentences Navjot Singh Sidhu to one-year jail

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In a setback to former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced him to one-year in jail in a 1988 road rage case. A bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar allowed the review petition by the family of victim Gurnam Singh against the top court’s 2018 verdict, which let off Sidhu with a mere Rs 1,000 fine. The top court enhanced the sentence to Sidhu to one year. The top court said, “We have allowed a review application on the issue of sentence…we impose a sentence of imprisonment of one year to be undergone by…

16 Mar

Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns as Punjab Congress chief

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A day after Congress president Sonia Gandhi asked the state unit heads in five states, including Punjab, to resign following party’s poor performance in the recent Assembly polls, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned from the post. In his brief resignation sent to Gandhi, Sidhu said he is resigning “as desired” by the party president. As the Congress lost the power in Punjab in Assembly polls to Aam Aadmi Party, many state Congress leaders were demanding Sidhu ‘s ouster. He is accused of harming the party’s poll prospects by finding faults in the decisions taken by the Charanjit Singh…