Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh will seek legal opinion on whether his Minister Navjot Sidhu can continue as a celebrity-judge on a popular TV comedy show. He told a TV news channel on Tuesday that he will ask the Advocate General to give his opinion on Sidhu’s continuation as a celebrity-judge on ‘The Kapil Sharma Show.’
“I do not know what the Constitution or the law says on this matter. We will have to ask our Advocate General to give us an opinion whether a person who is a Minister can do what he wants to do,” he said.
“It will entirely depend on legal opinion and then I will bring it to Navjot Singh Sidhu’s notice. Frankly, I do not know whether it is a conflict of interest. Once I get an opinion from them (Advocate General and legal experts), I will have a chat with him,” Singh told the channel.
Reacting to the issue, Sidhu insisted his TV shows will not interfere with his Cabinet responsibilities. “I have no liquor, sand mining or transport business like former Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.
“I earn a living through TV shows and I will be in Chandigarh from Monday to Thursday and in Amritsar from Friday to Sunday. What I do at night should not be anyone’s concern. I will take first flight back to Punjab after TV shoots in Mumbai,” he said.
Sidhu further said, “Whatever Amarinder Singh says on this matter is right. Boss is always right.”
He, however, defended himself saying it was not an office of profit.
“Kirron Kher (Chandigarh BJP MP) goes for eleven months and does programmes (in Mumbai)... I have left commentary for IPl matches. I have left 70 to 80 per cent of work in television entertainment industry...I do office work from 9 am to 6 pm...What I do at night is nobody’s business,” he added.
He said that whatever he does is his passion and interest.