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Congress picks Bansal for Chandigarh, upsets Navjot Kaur
Former MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu doesnt' hide her disappointed over the Congress decision not to field her from the Chandigarh Lok Sabha constituency, where she had already started holding public meetings in anticipation of a party nomination.
Chandigarh: Former MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu doesnt' hide her disappointed over the Congress decision not to field her from the Chandigarh Lok Sabha constituency, where she had already started holding public meetings in anticipation of a party nomination.
I would have loved it if they had respected a lady trying to showcase her individual work, she told PTI Wednesday, flagging also the fact that she left her profession - she was a gynaecologist - to devote herself to politics.
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She was asked if she was disappointed over the party's decision.
Navjot Kaur who had applied for Chandigarh Congress ticket: Pawan Bansal ji (LS candidate) is a senior leader. I respect the party's decision and we will work towards his win. My vision was to work for the benefit of the youth in the area. Unfortunately, it could not take off. pic.twitter.com/wFwgmkBI1q
— ANI (@ANI) April 3, 2019
Reposing faith in an old war horse, the Congress has nominated four-time MP and former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal for the seat.
Navjot Kaur Sidhu, wife of Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, and former Union minister Manish Tewari had also staked their claims to the ticket from the seat that is often considered a party stronghold.
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In 2014, however, the Bharatiya Janata Party's Kirron Kher won.
But it is okay. That is how the party works, Sidhu, the former BJP MLA from Amritsar (East), said after signalling her disappointment with the Congress decision announced Tuesday night.
Navjot Kaur Sidhu and Navjot Singh Sidhu switched sides from the BJP to the Congress ahead of the last assembly elections in Punjab.
Congress Central Election Committee announces the next list of candidates for the ensuing elections to the Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/BdHq3M7UT9
— Congress (@INCIndia) April 3, 2019
As a member of the state cabinet, Navjot Singh Sidhu has had an uneasy relationship with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
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The CM had openly expressed disapproval over the cricketer-turned-politician's visit to Islamabad to attend the swearing in of Imran Khan as Pakistan prime minister.
Chandigarh will go to the polls in on May 19. (PTI)