Sidhu’s wife suspended by Congress after firestorm over ‘₹500 crore for CM’ remark

Congress person Navjot Singh Sidhu’s wife, Navjot Kaur Sidhu, was suspended from the enactment connected Monday (December 8, 2025) aft she sparked a contention by declaring that anyone with “₹500 crore” could go the Chief Minister Mr. Sidhu is simply a erstwhile cricketer.

Last week, portion speaking to the media successful Chandigarh, Ms. Sidhu, a erstwhile MLA, had said, “Mr. Navjot Singh Sidhu volition instrumentality to progressive authorities lone if the Congress enactment declares him the Chief Ministerial look successful Punjab and that they had ever stood for Punjabiyat.” She past added that “Whoever offers ₹500 crore successful a suit lawsuit could go the Chief Minister.”

A suspension bid from the Punjab State Congress Committee, signed by its president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, was issued connected December 8 without mentioning a reason.

“Dr. Navjot Kaur Sidhu is hereby suspended from the superior rank of the enactment with contiguous effect,” the bid said.

Soon after, governmental parties, including the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), sought answers from the Congress. BJP nationalist wide caput Tarun Chugh stated that Ms. Navjot Kaur’s remark has exposed the Congress’s “money bags” politics. AAP’s Punjab wide caput Baltej Pannu said the remark was “deeply disturbing,” and sought an reply from the Congress.