After tweeting copy of his resignation from the Punjab Cabinet on Sunday, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu today posted a new tweet saying that he had sent the resignation letter to Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh as well and his resignation has reached in his official residence.<br />''<br />''The Punjab Chief Minister, who is in Delhi today confirmed it saying, he was told that Mr Sidhu has sent his resignation to his residence at Chandigarh this morning and he will look into the matter on his return to the state capital tomorrow. He said that yesterday he was told that Sidhu had sent his resignation to the Rahul Gandhi.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''He condemned Sidhu for his absence from the ministry, since the portfolios were shuffled on 6th June. He said that he has no differences with Sidhu and he has changed the portfolios of 13 ministers out of total 17 ministers. Mr Sidhu was shifted from Local Bodies' Department to Renewable Energy Department.<br />''<br />''Notably, Sidhu had come under fire from different quarters after he announced that he had quit the Cabinet on 10th June. His opponents blamed him of trying to blackmail the central leadership claiming that he should have sent the letter to the Chief Minister directly.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, certain opposition leaders have offered him to join their parties. Aam Aadmi Party State Unit chief Harpal Singh Cheema asked Sidhu to join the party after quitting Congress.<br />''<br />''The Sukhpal Singh Khaira-led Punjab Ekta Party (PEP) and &nbsp;Lok Insaaf Party (LIP) of Simarjit Singh Bains went a step further and invited Sidhu to join their front as the Chief Ministerial candidate for the 2022 assembly elections.<br />
News On AIR | July 15, 2019 5:10 PM
Navjot Singh Sidhu sends resignation letter to Punjab CM Amarinder Singh