Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal wants only “yes men” and asked Navjot Singh Sidhu to not fight the upcoming Punjab polls in return of a ministerial position for his wife, the cricketer-turned-politician said on Thursday. At the launch of his new political forum Awaaz-e-Punjab , Sidhu said his dramatic resignation from the Rajya Sabha in July had nothing to do with Kejriwal, quashing months of speculation about him joining the AAP after quitting BJP. “Kejriwal told me don’t fight elections, ask your wife to contest, will make her a minister. I said Sat shri akal (goodbye),” Sidhu told reporters. Read: Sidhu says Awaaz-e-Punjab will work for state’s resurrection, redemptionPunjab goes to the polls early next year and the AAP and Congress are looking to end a decade-long rule by the Badals.

Source: Hindustan Times September 08, 2016 13:52 UTC