AAP slams Capt. Amarinder for remarks against Canadian Sikh ministers

Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has slammed Punjab Congress Chief Capt Amarinder Singh for his alleged insulting remarks against four Canadian cabinet ministers who he claimed deliberately scuttled his campaign in Canada on the direction of (alleged) Sikh “hardliners”.

Addressing a joint press conference here AAP Spokesman Sukhpal Singh Khaira, Punjab Dialogue Head, Kanwar Sandhu, Legal Cell head Himmat Singh Shergill and Trade and Industry head Aman Arora, said Amarinder should either produce evidence or tender and unconditional apology from the Punjabi NRIs living in North America.

Kanwar Sandhu and others [File Photo]

Kanwar Sandhu said Amarinder in an interview to an Indian television news channel said that he was deliberately not allowed to campaign in Canada on the direction of Punjabi Canadian ministers who were backed by Sikh “hardliners”.

“Amarinder’s remarks against the Punjabi Canadian ministers were not only malicious but completely baseless only to save his own skin. The whole world knows how Amarinder was not welcomed by the people in California. Both Akalis and Congress leaders are facing the wrath of the Punjabi NRI community primarily due to their anti people policies in Punjab and how they all involved in corrupt practices”, said Sandhu.

The journalist turned-politician Kanwar Sandhu said Amarinder should either produce evidence that his visit was scultled by the Punjabi Canadian ministers or immediately tender an apology for his disparaging remarks.