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Navjot Singh Sidhu Rakhi Sawant of Punjab politics, says AAP's Raghav Chadha

CHANDIGARH: AAP co-in-charge of Punjab affairs Raghav Chadha on Friday hit out at Punjab Congress chief Navjot Sidhu, calling him ‘the Rakhi Sawant’ of the state’s politics after the cricketer-turned-politician criticised the AAP and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over farm laws. Chadha’s remark was termed ‘misogynist’ and ‘sexist’ by some netizens while Congress leader Alka Lamba said it had exposed AAP’s anti-women mentality. In response to Sidhu’s video message accusing AAP of ‘drama’ of tearing copies of the farm laws but dithering from denotifying the law passed by the Delhi government, Chadha tweeted, “The Rakhi Sawant of Punjab politics – Navjot Singh Sidhu — has received a scolding from Congress high command for nonstop rant against Capt (Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh). Therefore today, for a change, he went after Arvind Kejriwal. Wait till tomorrow for he shall resume his diatribe against Capt with vehemence.” The Rakhi Sawant of Punjab politics -Navjot Singh Sidhu- has received a scolding from Congress high command for non… https://t.co/WVxR0JZBIv— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) 1631867401000Sidhu had said in his tweet: “Exploitation of farmers and decreasing prices even on crops where MSP is announced – Arvind Kejriwal Ji you notified the Private Mandi’s central black law ! Has it been denotified or the masquerading is still going on?” Reacting to Chadha’s tweet, Congress leader Lamba said it showed AAP’s mentality towards women. AICC spokesperson Lavanya Ballal too commented, “The level of AAP Delhi, disgusting! sexist and misogynistic.” Some netizens also commented on Chadha’s post to object to dragging a woman into the political slugfest. Earlier, on March 22, chief minister Amarinder Singh had alleged that the Kejriwal-led Delhi government had already implemented one of the farm laws. Even in Punjab, AAP had taken a U-turn on the issue, he pointed out, asking the Delhi chief minister to stop poking his nose into “my state’s affairs, which I am capable of handling much better than you are doing in the national capital.” Not answered my question: Sidhu retorts Sidhu hit back at Chadha in the evening with another tweet, saying: “They say man descended from the apes and the monkeys, Looking at your mind Raghav Chadha I believe you are still descending ! You still haven’t answered my question about notifying the Farm Laws by your Government.” Takes on Sukhbir Badal Commenting on SAD president Sukhbir Badal’s tweet about SAD leadership courting arrest, Sidhu said: “BJP a lost cause in Punjab, trying to make a back door entry through their long term ally the Akali Dal… Desperate to make them heroes but they will remain Zeros in Punjab …. Both parties are two sides of the same coin !”

The Times of India

2021-09-18

Chandigarh