SAD has fielded Majithia against Sidhu from Amritsar East seat  |  Photo Credit: ANI
New Delhi: Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday filed his nomination papers from the Amritsar East and challenged Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia to fight only from this constituency, and not also from the Majitha seat.
Alongside the Amritsar East assembly constituency, Majithia is also contesting from the Majitha seat, which he currently represents.
“If you have guts, and have faith in people then leave Majitha and fight from one seat here. Fight! Do you have the guts,” said Sidhu while talking to reporters after filing his nomination papers.
In a scathing attack on the Akalis, Sidhu said that they have come only to play the spoilsport but will not succeed in this ‘Dharam Yudh’.
Where there is dharma there is victory, the cricketer-turned-politician said and accused the SAD of “looting” Punjab.
This statement from Sidhu comes after Majithia on Friday accused the Punjab Congress chief of having failed the people of Amritsar East as their representative.
Majithia also alleged that Sidhu, who is the sitting MLA from Amritsar East, has not done anything for the people of his constituency.
Saying that now the people will decide the fate of those who have “cheated and deceived” them, Majithia said that facilities like roads, sewerage and quality drinking water have not been provided till now.
Taking a dig at the ‘Punjab model’, he said that Sidhu has been representing this constituency one way or the other for more than 18 years but has done nothing for it.
“Now people will ask him for his report card. He cannot befool them with some imaginary Punjab Model. He has to tell the residents of Amritsar East why he has failed them as their representative,” he said.
Voting for Punjab’s 117 assembly seats will be held on February 20 and the result will be announced on March 10.