Sidhu quits as Punjab Minister |
Former Indian cricketer and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has resigned as minister from the Punjab government`s cabinet. The Congress leader posted his resignation letter dated June 10, addressed to Rahul Gandhi, on his official Twitter account on Sunday morning. Later in a second tweet, Sidhu posted, ``Will be sending my resignation to the chief minister, Punjab.`` It is unclear as to why the resignation was not sent to the chief minister in the last one month. Last month, Sidhu was stripped of the portfolios of local government and tourism and culture by the chief minister and assigned the portfolio of new and renewable energy. Sidhu has not assumed the new charge since June 6 after the cabinet reshuffle. Earlier this week, chief minister Amarinder Singh had held a meeting to review the power situation in the state in Sidhu`s absence. Singh and Sidhu have been at loggerheads since his controversial visit to Pakistan for the swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan where he had hugged the Army Chief leading to a huge controversy back home.
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