AAP asks Capt to apologise for ‘insulting’ Punjabi-origin Canadian ministers

In an interview to a national television news channel, Amarinder said he was deliberately not allowed to campaign in Canada on the directions of Punjab-origin Canadian ministers who were backed by Sikh hardliners, said Kanwar Sandhu.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday criticised Punjab Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh for his “insulting” remarks against Punjabi-origin Canadian cabinet ministers, who he claimed “deliberately” scuttled his campaign in Canada on the direction of Sikh hardliners.

“Amarinder’s remarks against the Punjabi Canadian ministers were baseless and meant only to save his own skin,” said Kanwar Sandhu. (Photo: YouTube)

Addressing a joint press conference here, AAP spokesman Sukhpal Singh Khaira and party’s Punjab Dialogue head Kanwar Sandhu, said Amarinder should either produce evidence or tender and unconditional apology from the Punjabi NRIs living in North America.

In an interview to a national television news channel, Amarinder said he was deliberately not allowed to campaign in Canada on the directions of Punjab-origin Canadian ministers who were backed by Sikh hardliners, said Sandhu.

“Amarinder’s remarks against the Punjabi Canadian ministers were baseless only to save his own skin. The world knows how Amarinder was not welcomed by the people in California. Both Akalis and Congress leaders are facing the wrath of the Punjabi NRI community primarily due to their anti-people policies in Punjab and how they all involved in corrupt practices,” said Sandhu.

Khaira said by admitting that he would have quit the party if he was not made the Punjab Congress chief by replacing Partap Singh Bajwa, Amarinder had exposed his opportunistic character and his self-centric mentality.