‘Brar threw himself at Badals’ feet after offering to fix them’
Saturday, 20/04/2019
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CHANDIGARH: Reacting to Jagmeet Brar’s joining the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh mocked him saying that the move was an “opportunistic, last-ditch resort to rescue his political career after failing to wriggle his way back into the Congress”.
Citing a series of WhatsApp messages received from Brar over the last several weeks, Amarinder said: “The former MP was desperate to get back into politics and had decided to go with the Badals, whom he promised to fix in Punjab if the Congress agreed to take him back.”
Amarinder said Brar had been trying unabashedly to get into the Congress, but as the party high command refused to intervene and he (Amarinder) himself did not respond to any of his messages, the former MP decided to throw his weight behind the SAD.
In a WhatsApp message on April 9, the CM said, Brar wrote: “Respected Ma ha raj a Sahib, Forgive me my sins. Sir Dr Md Iqbal says, Gunagaar hoon, kafir nahin hoon mein. I will always stand behind you and give me remaining years to Maharaja of Patiala. Let Navjot embark on the India election campaign, rhetoric and silly. Keep me by your side. I will fix Badal’s in Punjab. Yours devotedly.”
Brar’s last message was on April 11 when he finally gave up any pretext of wanting to be a loyal soldier of the Congress led by Captain Amarinder in Punjab and exposing his true intent of wanting a ticket to fight from Bathinda. The message read: “Respected Maharaja Sahib, this request is neither a condition nor selfish demand joining you. Foresight demands that if at the last moment due to political compulsions, the high command fails to find a suitable turbaned Jat Sikh candidates for BATHINDA, I offer myself to contest provided you recommend by case. I will win this seat. High regards, Jagmeet Singh Brar Ex-MP (sic).”
The Congress was better off without such opportunistic individuals, said CM, adding he hoped Brar would be more loyal to the Badals than he had been to the Congress, which was instrumental in shaping his career.
