Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh on Tuesday dismissed reports that his party has struck a secret deal with former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu. His remarks came amid widespread speculation that Sidhu would be projected as the chief ministerial candidate for Punjab.
Singh said that there was no secret or open deal in this regard and it is wrong to say that the latter is coming on certain conditions or pre-conditions.
“All these secret information are with you people. There is no secret or open deal in this regard. Sidhu is a brave man who has taken a daring decision, but it is wrong to say that he is coming on certain conditions or pre-conditions,” said Singh.
When asked whether AAP was ready to welcome Sidhu at any cost, despite Sidhu's open criticism of Kejriwal in the past, he said, “There is no cost.”
“The only cost is to save Punjab, doing away with the drug mafia, saving farmers from committing suicide…You take a note of those things, as we are not concerned about that. When there is a big fight, and when there is a big issue like welfare of Punjab, then it is not necessary to make small personal matters an issue,” he said.
Minutes after news if Sidhu’s resignayion went viral, the AAP leaders took on to the social networking website on Monday to welcome his decision saying that ‘good forces’ were coming together for the betterment of Punjab.