'State President Has No Credibility': Navjot Kaur Sidhu On Her Suspension Notice By Congress

Last Updated:December 09, 2025, 17:52 IST

Navjot Kaur Sidhu dismissed the suspension notice, which she claimed was issued by Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, against whom she has directed her remarks

Navjot Kaur Sidhu speaks to reporters on Congress suspending her over her 'Rs 500 crore to become CM' remark in Patiala on December 9, 2025. (Image: PTI/Video grab)

Following her suspension from the Congress, Navjot Kaur Sidhu on Tuesday dismissed the notice saying it was issued by the state president, who has “no credibility". Navjot Kaur Sidhu’s suspension from the Congress was partly triggered by her public remark that Rs 500 crore was needed to become chief minister.

She dismissed the legitimacy of her suspension notice, which she claimed was issued by Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, against whom she has directed her remarks and allegations.

“…a legal notice has been served by the state president, who has no credibility. I am connected with senior party officials. We also have our conditions, as we cannot support corrupt people. There are a few people who are damaging the Congress Party…" Navjot Kaur told reporters from Patiala.

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She said she will not support corrupt individuals  within the Congress, whom she blames for its decline. She contended that the media distorted her statements – specifically the financial comment – and that her actual focus was on addressing issues like the Shivalik Range land scandal as well as the law and order situation in Punjab.

“Proper discussions are taking place with my party as well, but we also have one condition that we will not support thieves. If we want to form a government, then you must also remove those few people who are already destroying the Congress party completely… I do not address the press for this very reason because they always highlight the wrong part. I had only criticised the AAP on the issue of the Shivalik Range and the deteriorating law and order situation in Punjab," she said. 

Navjot said she had attempted to present her issues to the governor after an alleged delay by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. She maintained that the party and a significant portion of it supports her “truthful" stance.

She explained that while the media prominently highlighted the financial comment, she had clearly stated that “no one had ever asked us for money". She said her “Rs 500 crore for CM" comment was a direct response to when she was asked why she is not chief minister when all of Punjab wants it.

Navjot further alleged that those who are bothered by her statements own substantial land – 10,000 acres – in the Shivalik Range and are now attempting to legalise this land in collaboration with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann. Raising this issue of people owning property worth crores in the ranges has unsettled many, she said.

“I was hoping that Rahul Gandhi would address these issues and become the ‘hero’… He was misguided by people around him, resulting in a delay… Until then, I got my appointment with the governor…I wanted Rahul Gandhi to give this presentation there because it is a matter of Punjab’s victory," she said.

She also said she has presented her side of the story to the top leadership, and if they need people who speak the truth, they will stand with her.

“I have spoken my truth…if they need the people who speak the truth at the ground level, they will understand…" she said.

(With agency inputs)

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