Hours after veteran Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh resigned from the publish of Punjab Chief Minister, India Today journalist Rajdeep Sardesai tried to attract a false equivalence between Singh’s private connections in Pakistan and Navjot Singh Sidhu’s shut proximity with Pakistani military chief General Bajwa.
During an unique interview with Captain Amarinder Singh, Rajdeep admitted to being tipped off by Sidhu into asking the previous Punjab Chief Minister about his Pakistani connections. “I will certainly not support him for being this way with Pakistan. He has great buddies over there and the way he handles them is a matter of national security. And national security comes first for me,” the ex-Punjab CM spoke out in opposition to Navjot Singh Sindhu.
At that time, Rajdeep was seen scrolling by way of his telephone. While interjecting Captain Singh (at round 18 minutes into the dialog), the India Today journalist gave the impression to be enjoying the function of Sidhu’s advocate throughout the present. He requested, “You are saying all the strong words. Sidhu will hit back and say that you cannot take the moral high ground on any of these issues. As I said, it is increasingly becoming personal. Will it end up benefitting the AAP and Akalis?”
(Video Courtesy: Youtube/India Today)Furthermore, Rajdeep conceded that he was briefed by Navjot Singh Sidhu about ex-Punjab CM’s private relations in Pakistan. “Sidhu tried to suggest to me that Captain had personal relations in Pakistan. Why don’t you ask him about that?” the journalist inquired. Amarinder Singh clarified that half of the Patiala went to the Pakistani aspect throughout the Partition of India and that his private relationship is with the widespread individuals of Punjab. “What has that got to do with leadership?” he confronted Rajdeep whereas negating any friendship with the Pakistani Prime Minister or Army common.
Singh had earlier bashed Navjot Singh Sidhu for the latter’s obvious love for the Pakistani navy and its leaders. He claims to have instructed Sidhu, “here are my soldiers getting killed and you are going and hugging the Pakistani chief General Bajwa. Then you are going to Imran Khan where policies are made against our nation. Do you know how many drones are coming into Punjab on a daily basis? How much weaponry has come into Punjab? How much RDX explosives, how many grenades, how many pistols, over 50,000 rounds of ammunition, all that is coming in the state, what does it come in for?”
Captain Amarinder Singh and his reference to a Pakistani journalist
Not many individuals know however there have been reviews about {that a} Pakistani pal of Capt Amarinder who’s a daily at his Chandigarh home. Aroosa Alam shares an in depth relationship with him and had additionally attended his swearing-in ceremony in 2017. She was additionally current on the launch of Captain Amarinder Singh’s biography ‘The People’s Maharaja’ in February 2020.
The duo has manifestly been low-key about their lesser-known ‘affair’ and has typically shied away from speaking about it in public. Notably, Alam is a former Pakistani defence journalist and was recognized in Pakistani circles for having shut ties with the navy institution. Alam is the daughter of Akleen Akhtar, often known as the well-known General Rani, a socialite who was described by the Pakistani media because the “muse and mistress” of Pakistani chief Yahya Khan. “My relationship is a sensitive issue even back home, I am a Muslim woman, and you know how people back home think,” mentioned Aroosa in February 2018 when she was in Chandigarh.