In Chautala bastion Dabwali, Sidhu tears into ‘backstabbing’ Badals

“Our allies hug us in Punjab, but here in Haryana, they are wrestling with us. This is extremely unethical and mischievous,” Sidhu said.  “They support a person who claims that he will become CM from jail [Chautala]. Paide paide yaar meri fatto de [Punjabi idiom to describe bad company]. How can [kis munh se] our allies [in Punjab] support convicts who have been jailed for corruption?

“They”, Sidhu said, referring to the Badals, “forgot us [BJP], because of whom they are enjoying power in Punjab,” to loud cheers from the crowd.

As for the Congress, Sidhu said, “Congress toh munni se bhi zyaada badnaam hai”, referring to the popular Bollywood item number.
“Guru Gobind Singh said that a man is always known by his word. And here is our [Chief Minister] Bhupinder Hooda, who has never kept his word. The roads here in Dabwali are pathetic. These are such that if a man rides a bike on them with his newly-wed wife, he must keep looking behind to check she hasn’t fallen off the pillion,” Sidhu said, mocking Hooda’s claims of development in Haryana.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the answer, Sidhu said. “Do you still believe this Congress, do you still have faith in those who are undergoing prison terms on charges of corruption? Ek hi chaand Modi jaisa kaafi hai roshni ke liye, hazaaron taaron se kuchh nahi hoga (a moon like Modi is that you need to remove darkness, this isn’t something even a thousand stars can do).”

Sidhu alleged the Badals had conspired to ensure the defeat of the BJP candidate (Finance Minister Arun Jaitley) in Amritsar in the Lok Sabha elections, despite the two parties having been in an alliance.

“Our allies wanted to target Sidhu in Amritsar, so they ensured the BJP’s defeat in Amritsar. Beware of such people. I will always work for the interests of Punjab, Haryana and all of you. Modi is not PM because he has more wealth than the Ambanis, it is because of the faith that all of you have in him.

“We respect elders,” Sidhu said, “but not those like our allies (Parkash Singh Badal) who are campaigning for corrupt and jailed  politicians”.

Jaitley, Sidhu said, had told him never to compromise on ethics. “But where are the ethics of our allies, who have benefitted from the BJP in Punjab?
We organised 300-odd campaign rallies to ensure their victory, to ensure that they formed government in Punjab. And here they are, campaigning against us, in support of corrupt and jailed leaders. It is because of us (BJP) that they grow in Punjab, and here in Haryana, they have stabbed us in the back. Never trust such people.”

Sidhu also challenged the Badals to handle his verbal missiles: “Chinks have surfaced (in the alliance in Punjab), it is now up to them (the
Badals) to handle them. I have fired a missile, let’s see how they handle it now.”

Sidhu, who was upset with the BJP after being denied the Amritsar ticket for the Lok Sabha, also underlined his loyalty to the party.
“Navjot Sidhu is a man who always speaks the truth, and it obviously upsets a lot of people. For as long as he is alive, Sidhu will keep serving the BJP. I don’t need anything from the party, but if party wants even my life,  I will be happy to sacrifice it,” he said.