Navjot Singh Sidhu

With sudden demise of former Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit, there were news reports which claimed that the vacant position will be filled by Navjot Singh Sidhu. However, Congress denied any such decision.

A series of posters asking when Navjot Singh Sidhu is resigning from the politics to keep his words were seen in several places in Mohali.

Amid ongoing tussle with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu met Congress President Rahul Gandhi and party's general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Monday.

The Election Commission has given Navjot Singh Sidhu a notice over his statement from Bhopal rally where he tagged PM Narendra Modi as 'traitor'. The poll panel has given him a 24-hour deadline to file a reply. Further action in the matter will be taken by the Election Commission if Navjot Singh Sidhu fails to submit his explanation. In his April 29 speech in Bhopal, the cricketer-turned-politician had accused PM Modi of being a “traitor” and had alleged corruption in the Rafale deal. The Bharatiya Janata Party had filed a complaint with the Election Commission as the speech violated Model Code of Conduct. Before this, a Gujarat BJP worker had complained against Sidhu for calling PM Modi a ”thief” in his poll rally on April 17. Taking to Twitter, Sidhu had also said that people should put a thought in their vote or their kids could end up becoming a tea-seller, pakoda-seller or a watchman. “Ek galat vote aapke baccho ko chaiwala, pakodawala ya chowkidar bana sakta hai. Better prevent and prepare, rather than repent and repair… (One wrong vote can make your child a tea-seller, pakoda-seller or a watchman),” he had tweeted. Earlier, in April, the Election Commission had barred Navjot Singh Sidhu from holding any public meeting, road shows, public rally and interviews in media, in connection with the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, for 72 hours.

Navjot Singh Sidhu was asked to leave the show after he made some political remarks related to the Pulwama attacks earlier this year. After his remarks, the social media was outraged and several campaigns were seen with #BoycottSidhu. Archana was roped in as his replacement. She has filled the role in the past, as well, when Sidhu was taken ill.

Disappointed with Congress' move to not allocate them a ticket from Chandigarh, Navjot Singh Sidhu and his wife have refused to accept the party's offer to contest the Lok Sabha Election 2019 from Amritsar.

More troubles erupt for Navjot Singh Sidhu as he had reportedly been banned from entering the Mumbai's Film City premises. This comes days after he was asked to resign from the Kapil Sharma Show.

Archana Puran Singh shared a selfie with comedian Kapil Sharma, confirming that she has replaced Navjot Singh Sindhu on the show after latter's comment on the Pulwama attack. She captioned the picture as 'celebrating old association and new beginnings.'

Following Navjot Singh Sidhu's controversial comment on Pulwama terror attack, producer of 'The Kapil Sharma Show', Salman Khan asked Sidhu to step down from his production. #BoycottKapilSharmaShow started trending soon after Sidhu's comments on Pulwama blast and a source close to the comedy show confirmed that Sidhu has been sacked.

Indian comedian Kapil Sharma said he supports government's decision on Pulwama attack, but not convinced with a decision to ban Navjot Singh Sidhu.