Patiala, April 02 (KPN): Soon after his release from the Patiala central jail, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu slammed the Modi and the Punjab Governments while saying that a conspiracy was being hatched to impose the President\u2019s rule in the state of Punjab.<\/p>\n
Navjot Sidhu speaking to the media outside the jail said he wasn\u2019t bothered even if the government completely withdrew his security.<\/p>\n
Sidhu, who spent about 10 months in jail in a 1988 road rage death case after surrendering in court on May 20 last year, said that democracy was in chains and institutions had turned slaves in the country. \u201cThere is nothing like democracy in India today. Punjab is the shield of this country and attempts are being made to break this shield. A conspiracy is being hatched to impose President\u2019s rule in Punjab,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n
Visibly charged up, the former Punjab Pradesh Congress president criticised the state government for delaying his release. \u201cThe Bhagwant Mann government has stooped so low that they delayed my release by more than six hours. The motive was to ensure my supporters and the mediapersons leave by the time I walk out free,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The cricketer-turned-politician also attacked the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann over the \u201crising\u201d financial liabilities. \u201cDue to Mann\u2019s wrong policies, the government has been borrowing an additional Rs 25,000 crore annually against Rs 16,000 crore during the previous Congress regime,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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