Sidhu Under Opposition Fire for Pakistan Visit, BJP Calls it 'Shameful'

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Chandigarh: The opposition in the geographic area on Saturday targeted Navjot Singh Sidhu for attending the swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan as Pakistan's Prime Minister, with the BJP describing his visit to national capital as "shameful".

It additionally asked the cricketer-turned-politician whether or not it absolutely was necessary to go to Asian country at a time once Bharat was mourning the death of former prime minister Atal Sanskrit Vajpayee.

Sidhu's hug with Asian country Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the ceremony additionally came under attack with the opposition parties asking him whether or not he remembered the sacrifices created by the Indian troopers at the border at that point.

"Sidhu's visit to Asian country is shameful," same geographic area BJP chief Shwait leader.

"On one facet, the Asian country army was concerned in assaultive our troopers at the border and on the opposite facet Sidhu was snuggling the military chief. will it mean he was thanking him for killing our jawans?" he asked.

Malik dubbed Sidhu as associate degree "opportunist" and suspect him of swing the nation's dignity in danger.

The BJP leader demanded associate degree apology from him for the "unacceptable act."

The Shiromani Akali decaliter same Sidhu stony-broke the "decorum" by visiting Asian country.

"The whole nation is perceptive seven-day mourning within the wake of the death of former PM Atal Sanskrit Vajpayee. At this time of your time, it becomes necessary that no minister ought to attend ceremonial functions. By visiting Asian country, Sidhu has broken the decorousness," same unhappy voice Daljit Singh Cheema.

He same Sidhu's snuggling of Bajwa, World Health Organization was sitting next to the president of Asian country Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK) Masood Khan, has sent a "wrong message" to Indian defense force.

The unhappy targeted the ruling Congress, speech communication the party that had been criticising the Centre over the deaths of jawans at the border ought to currently enlighten the "controversial visit" of its own leader.
Sidhu may be a cupboard minister within the Amarinder Singh-led Congress government in geographic area.

The main opposition party, the Aam Aadmi Party, additionally condemned Sidhu for snuggling Asian country Army chief.

"Though it's Sidhu's personal visit to Asian country, if he hugged Asian country Army chief then it's wrong," same AAP MLA and Leader of Opposition Harpal Singh Cheema.

Haryana Health minister Anil Vij termed Sidhu's participation within the ceremony as associate degree "act of disloyalty" towards Bharat that "will not be supported by any chauvinistic citizen" of the country.

Sidhu was among the special guests gift at Khan's oath-taking ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr (the President House) in national capital, Asian country on Saturday.

He had arrived in Asian country on weekday via the Wagah border.

Talking to the media, Sidhu hoped that his friend Khan's accession to the prime minister's post are sensible for Pakistan-India social process.

Bajwa once incoming at the ceremony hugged Sidhu and each chatted in brief.

Khan, 65, the chairman of the Asian country Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was administered the oath of workplace as Pakistan's twenty-second Prime Minister by President Mamnoon Hussain on Saturday