CHANDIGARH: Principal strategic advisor to
Punjab Congress chief
Navjot Singh Sidhu, Mohammad
Mustafa
on Sunday alleged that by calling the cricketer-turned-politician a ‘traitor’ and saying that he has relations with Pakistan, former Punjab chief minister
Captain Amarinder Singh is “targeting the Gandhi family”.
Speaking to reporters here today, Mustafa said, “Navjot Singh Sidhu is not a traitor. Captain
Amarinder Singh is not authorised to certify who is is a traitor and who is a patriot. By calling Sidhu a traitor, Captain has actually targetted Rahul and Sonia Gandhi. I have not called Captain a traitor. Captain Amarinder Singh might be a nationalist but the army and police personnel can also be traitors.” He further said, “Captain can say whatever he wants to say about Sidhu but Sidhu is not a traitor. By saying that Sidhu has relations with Pakistan, Captain is targeting the Gandhi family. I cannot tolerate such remarks about the Gandhi family which made Sidhu whatever he is today.” Sidhu's advisor said that although the Congress 'tolerated' Captain Amarinder Singh for 4.5 years, if he would have been the party leader, he would have removed Singh in merely 30 days.
"Captain Amarinder Singh has been humiliating Punjab for the last 5 years. The people in this party have been tolerating him for the last 4.5 years. If I was the leader of the party, then I would have removed Captain from the party in 30 days. Now if he speaks a word, I will come up with an entire book against him," added Mustafa.