Wife, son decided not to join the appointed posts: Sidhu
What's the story
Facing criticism over the appointment of his son as law officer and wife as chairperson of Punjab Warehousing Corporation, Punjab Cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu today said they will not take up the posts. The Punjab government had appointed the cricketer-turned-politician's wife, Navjot Kaur Sidhu, as chairperson of Punjab Warehousing Corporation last month, and his son Karan Sidhu as an assistant advocate general.
Reason
Son practicing law and wife simply denied the position
Karan Sidhu's name figured in the list of 28 law officers appointed by the state government on May 24. Navjot Singh Sidhu said his son studied law at New York's Cardozo School of Laws and had been practicing here for a one-and-a-half year and therefore not taking the post. For his wife, he said, "Two days back, she said that she will not join."
Own decisions
It was their decisions purely: Sidhu
"My wife and son, both of them will not join. It was their decisions purely," Navjot Singh Sidhu said while expressing gratitude to the Chief Minister for honoring his wife and son with the posts. His announcement came at a time when the opposition SAD slammed him and the Congress government, during campaigning for Shahkot Assembly by-poll over the issue.