Punjab (08/02/2022): Congress leader Navjot Kaur Sidhu on Monday said that her husband and party’s Punjab chief Navjot Singh Sidhu would have been the right choice for Chief Minister’s face for the upcoming Assembly elections.
On being asked if Rahul Gandhi was misled on making the decision for CM face of Punjab, Navjot Kaurreplied in the affirmative.
“Yes…education should be counted for choosing someone at such a high position.Navjot Sidhu would’ve been the right choice (for CM), irrespective of him being my husband,” she added.
Declaring incumbent Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi as the chief ministerial candidate from Congress for the upcoming Punjab polls, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had said that the state needs someone who understands poverty and hunger.
The announcement came after months of speculation around the Chief Ministerial face of Congress between Channi and state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.