Will fight poll on Congress ticket only, says Mohali MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu

Tribune News Service

Mohali, January 3

Setting aside rumours, former Cabinet Minister and Mohali MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu said today that he was a Congress man and would contest the Mohali Assembly election on Congress ticket only.

Sidhu also put an end to speculation that he could go with the Captain faction or join the BJP. He said some people, including former mayor Kulwant Singh, were spreading misleading propaganda against him. A post had gone viral on the social media saying that he had met with Amit Shah and asked for two MLA ticket and an MP ticket, which was a completely misleading and fake post, he added

He said he was a loyal soldier of the Congress and would stay with the party.

The MLA said in 2007, he had been approached by Parkash Singh Badal to join the Akali Dal and contest the elections, but he still contested on Congress ticket. He won the election when the wave was in favour of the Akalis but he did not leave the Congress. He said again in 2012 and 2017, he contested on Congress ticket and won.