Chandigarh, Sept. 18 -- Captain Amarinder Singh, who resigned as the chief minister of Punjab on Saturday, accused his rival and state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu of being a friend of Pakistan, and said he should not be appointed the chief minister.
"He attended the swearing in ceremony of (Pakistan Prime Minister) Imran Khan, gave a hug to (Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed) Bajwa when our soldiers were being killed," Singh said, slamming Sidhu.
"It is for Congress to decide who they want to appoint as the chief minister, but if they appoint Sidhu I will oppose," he said, adding that he had warned party president Sonia Gandhi about Sidhu.
"I know his relations with the Pakistan leadership. He has a strong friendship with I...