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New Delhi : Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday called his move to join the Congress as 'ghar wapsi' and trained guns on the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) saying the government, which was by the people, had now become a government for the family.
Sidhu, who joined the party on Sunday, lambasted the SAD government for "ruining the state" saying his mission is redemption of Punjab.
"This is not my personal fight. The fight is for the existence and respect of Punjab which is our pride. This fight is for redemption of Punjab. We must ponder as to how the food bowl of India went bankrupt," Sidhu told a press conference here.
"A government, which was by the people, is now a government for the family. I will expose the Badals. I am a soldier ready to fight for Punjab. Akalis were a good group. Now, it's just about a family," he added.
Sidhu said he was a born Congressman and his move to join the party is 'ghar wapsi'. "My existence ever since I was born belonged to the Congress and by joining the Congress I have just come back to my roots. My father, Sardar Bhagwant Singh Sidhu, worked for the Congress for 40 years," he said.
Referring to the BJP as 'Kekai', who let her son suffer in exile, Sidhu said the Congress acted like 'Kaushalya' and accepted him for his good intentions for Punjab.
"A lot of people taunt me. Let me tell them that it does not affect me. People say Sidhu used to address his party as mother. I would like to say that 'Kekai' was also a mother who sent her son to wander in exile. So, we all know as to who is 'Kekai' and who is 'Kaushalya'. The BJP chose the alliance, Sidhu chose Punjab," he said.

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