Navjot Singh Sidhu and his wife Navjot Kaur officially resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday after resigning from the Rajya Sabha earlier in July.

While speaking on his resignation, Sidhu said, “At behest of PM, I had accepted RS nomination for welfare of Punjab. With closure of every window leading to Punjab the purpose stands defeated, now a mere burden. I prefer not to carry it. In the war of right or wrong, you can’t afford to be neutral rather than being self-centered. Punjab’s interest is paramount.”

Sidhu has formed a new political front called ‘Awaaz-e-Punjab’ with India’s former Hockey captain Pargat Singh and Punjab MLAs Simarjit Singh Bains and Balwant Singh Bains. The party was officially launched earlier this month.

After his resignation, it was rumored that Sidhu would join the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as its chief Ministerial candidate for Punjab in the upcoming Assembly Elections. However, nothing materialized between the former cricketer and the AAP and he didn’t join the party.

By Prajakt K.