'Rs 500-crore suitcase for CM chair': Sidhu's wife claims pay-to-play in Punjab Congress; hints ex cricketer may switch parties

The Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party in Punjab on Sunday demanded an explanation from the Congress after party leader Navjot Singh Sidhu’s wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu claimed that a person who gives “a suitcase of Rs 500 crore” becomes the chief minister, The Hindu reported.

The former Punjab Congress chief’s wife made the remark on Saturday while speaking to reporters in Chandigarh after meeting Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, The Indian Express reported.

She said that her husband was “strongly attached” to the Congress, adding that the cricketer-turned-politician would return to active politics if the party announces him as the chief ministerial face.