Navjot Sidhu terms Imran Khan 'elder brother', BJP slams him

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday stirred controversy after he ostensibly referred to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is his elder brotherIn a video shared by Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leader Amit Malviya Sidhu is seen being welcomed by a Pakistan official on behalf of Imran Khan He Imran Khan is my elder brother Sidhu is heard as saying Amit Malviya attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over Sidhus remarksRahul Gandhis favourite Navjot Singh Sidhu calls Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan his bada bhai Last time he had hugged Gen Bajwa Pakistan Armys Chief heaped praises Is it any surprise that the Gandhi siblings chose a Pakistan loving Sidhu over veteran Amarinder Singh Malviya said in a tweetCongress MP Manish Tewari expressed his strong reservations over Sidhus remarks and said Imran Khan is cats paw of Pakistani deep state ISIMilitary combine which carries out crossborder terrorism against IndiaImran Khan may be anybodys elder brother but for India he is that cats paw of Pak Deep State ISIMilitary combine that drones arms and narcotics into Punjab and sends terrorists on a daily basis across LOC in Jammu and Kashmir Have we forgotten martyrdom of our soldiers in Poonch so soon Tewari tweetedPunjab Minister Pargat Singh came in support of Sidhu and said that if Prime Minister visits Pakistan then he called Desh Premi Country lover but Sidhu is being called Desh drohi antinational When PM Modi goes to Pakistan he is a Desh Premi when Sidhu goes he is Desh DrohiCant I call you a brother We follow Guru Nanak Devs philosophy the Punjab Minister told ANI At a press conference later Sidhu did not give a direct answer to a question about BJPs allegations concerning his purported remarks about Imran KhanLet BJP say whatever they want he said Sidhu went to Darbar Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan through the Kartarpur Corridor which was reopened earlier this week ahead of Parkash Purab of Guru Nanak Dev He expressed happiness over its reopening and credited it to the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan PM Imran KhanWith the efforts of PM Narendra Modi and Pakistan PM Imran Khan this has been made possible Sidhu said His visit came after a fresh tussle erupted in Punjab Congress following the exclusion of Sidhus name from Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channiled delegation comprising state cabinet ministers that visited the Kartarpur Sahib on ThursdayThe Kartarpur Corridor links Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district The corridor which was opened in 2019 was closed in wake of the COVID19 pandemicSidhu had attended oathtaking ceremony of Imran Khan in 2018 and his hugging General Bajwa had created a major controversyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever