Senior BJP Leader Subramaniam Swamy slammed former cricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday for his plan to travel to Pakistan to attend the swearing-in ceremony of PM-in-waiting Imran Khan. Swamy to news agency ANI said, “This visit would be a big blow to his political career, people will call it treachery and if he is mentally sound and stable he should not do the same.”
Mujhe nahi lagta vo sthir dimag ke hain.Thoda bhi santulan dimag mein hai to Pak nahi jayenge. Ye unke liye rajnetik career mein bada nuksan hoga.Isko log gaddari samjhenge,koi maaf nahi karega:S Swamy on Navjot S Sidhu attending Pak PM designate Imran Khan’s oath-taking ceremony pic.twitter.com/9TfqunJ1m3
— ANI (@ANI) August 14, 2018
Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev had also turned down the invitation citing personal reasons.
Earlier, Sidhu visited Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi and revealed that he had applied for a permit.
Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu arrived at Pakistan High Commission in Delhi. He has been invited for Pakistan PM designate Imran Khan’s oath taking ceremony on August 18 pic.twitter.com/D0KIW91Ddw
— ANI (@ANI) August 13, 2018
There are some formalities for which I am here, I have applied for govt permission. Everything depends on India govt’s permission now: Navjot Singh Sidhu after leaving from Pakistan High Commission.He has been invited for Pakistan PM designate Imran Khan’s oath taking ceremony. pic.twitter.com/9GOJkrG3dZ
— ANI (@ANI) August 13, 2018
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Central Additional Information Faisal Javed Khan said that the oath-taking will take place on August 18. A similar announcement regarding inviting Indian cricketers and celebrities to the ceremony had earlier been made by PTI Information Secretary Fawad Chaudhry. However, it was later said that Khan had opted for an austere ceremony and decided against inviting foreign dignitaries and celebrities to the planned oath-taking.
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