Now, Sidhu under fire for vulgar jokes

GS Paul

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, April 9

A senior advocate of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, HC Arora, has asked the Punjab Chief Secretary to take cognisance of the “lack of propriety” shown by Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on a national television channel.

Arora said Sidhu had cracked vulgar jokes in an episode of The Kapil Sharma Show, aired last night. The advocate asked the Chief Secretary to apprise Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh of the matter as such obscenity was punishable under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Information and Technology Act.

“The jokes offended me while I was viewing the show along with my wife and daughters. The situation has reached such alarming proportions that the Chief Minister must rein in his Cabinet colleague,” he added.

Talking to The Tribune, Arora said though he was yet to procure a video clip of the episode in which Bollywood stars Parineeti Chopra and Ayushmann Khurrana appeared for the promotion of their upcoming film Meri Pyari Bindu, it was unbecoming of a minister to use double-meaning language on the show.

Arora has already filed a public interest petition in the High Court, seeking orders to restrain Sidhu from participating in the comedy show as a celebrity guest.

“I believe that working in the entertainment world will certainly divert the attention of a person who holds a ministry. It would be a hindrance to performing his duties as a minister,” he said.

The minister and his wife, Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu, could not be contacted despite repeated attempts.