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Sidhu meets Kejriwal, ex-MP unlikely to join party today
NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sindhu met Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal at his Delhi residence on Friday night amid speculation that he will not be joining the party on the eve of Independence Day.
Sidhu, who had resigned both from Rajya Sabha and BJP in July accusing the party of ignoring Punjab, was expected to join the AAP on August 14. Although it was said that Sidhu would be party’s CM candidate, the AAP had ruled out the possibility saying that he was likely to be designated as star campaigner for the party in assembly polls slated for next year.
But there is some doubt whether such a proposition would be acceptable to Sidhu who apparently wants more say in the party affairs in Punjab and in distribution of tickets. It appears that AAP offer was not agreeable to Sidhu and the meeting with Kejriwal took place in this context.
AAP sources confirmed the meeting but were not aware of what happened transpired, saying only two of them were present.
But the sources confirmed that Sidhu was not joining the party on Sunday, saying his joining will “take some more time”. Sidhu’s wife, Navjot Kaur, on Friday also hinted that the joining could take a few days but said it would happen before the end of the month.