However, Mr. Deol on January 26 distanced himself from Mr. Sidhu and made it clear that neither he nor his family members had any links with Mr. Sidhu. We never allowed people like Deep Sidhu at our stage. “We didn’t have any plan to go to the Red Fort. What Deep Sidhu did is condemnable, and we believe that he is an agent of the government. He had been speaking against farmer leaders for the past few days and trying to create problems,” said Mr. Singh in a video message.

Source: The Hindu January 27, 2021 16:08 UTC