NEED TO DO TV SHOWS TO RUN FAMILY, SAYS SIDHU
Amritsar, March 22: With his appearance as a celebrity in a popular comedy show coming under question, Punjab Cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday said he cannot be a transporter like SAD leader Sukhbir Badal and appeared on TV to run his family.
Taking a jibe at those raising questions, Mr Sidhu said he failed to understand why they were “feeling pain in the stomach” when his voters don’t have any problems with his being on TV.
“I cannot be a transporter like former deputy CM of Punjab Sukhbir Badal. I cannot be corrupt to mint money. I can’t ditch my people who voted me to power. I do TV shows to earn money to run my family and meet expenditure,” Mr Sidhu, who holds the local bodies portfolio in the Amarinder Singh Cabinet said.
Visibly upset, the cricketer-turnedpolitician said that those raising objections should know that politics is his passion but not his profession.
“My voters have no problem with my TV shows. Because of their love and blessings, I and my wife won six elections .... I fail to understand why somebody has pain in stomach due to my TV shows,” Mr Sidhu said while speaking to reporters here. — PTI