Punjab's people have taken very good decision: Navjot Singh Sidhu on state poll result
Amritsar, Mar 11: A day after the Aam Aadmi Party stormed to power in Punjab, state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said the people have taken a very good decision and laid a new foundation.
Sidhu made the remark welcoming the change, ushered by the people and emphasising that their verdict should be humbly accepted .
This politics was for the change. I congratulate the people of Punjab who have taken a very good decision, changed the 'traditional' system and laid a new foundation," Sidhu told reporters here.
Asked if he was making the remark as the state's Congress president, Sidhu said people's voice is the voice of God and their verdict should be humbly accepted.
"I am saying they (people) have done 'badlav' (change). Its (mandate) should be accepted humbly because people's voice is the voice of God," he said.
Sidhu made the statement a day after the AAP romped home winning 92 seats of the 117-member assembly, decimating the Congress and defeating the state Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi as well as him.
On Congress' decision to name Channi as the party's chief ministerial candidate ahead of the Punjab polls, he said, "Whether people accepted that choice or not, I will not go into that. It was the high command's decision (to name Channi as the CM face)."
He added that he, however, extended his cooperation to Channi right till the end.
To a question, he said a big mandate was given to the Congress too five years back but "we were unable to take advantage of it" and blamed former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on a host of issues.
Now the AAP has been given a chance for the next five years. We will analyse its performance as a watchdog when the time comes, he said.
Sidhu, who lost his Amritsar East seat in the polls to AAP candidate, said victory and defeat are part of the game but nothing can deter him from working for Punjab's welfare.
"My aim is Punjab's welfare, I have been firm on this. I always stood with Punjab and will remain so. When someone has a higher aim and is in love with Punjab, he doesn't care about win or loss," he said.
"I see God in people of Punjab and in their welfare I see my own welfare," he said.
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Kohli has silenced doubters with century: Gavaskar
Raipur (PTI): Batting maestro Virat Kohli proved that the "old generation is still the best" with his unbeaten century against Kolkata Knight Riders, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said while lavishing praise on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru star for silencing doubters in the ongoing IPL.
Coming off two successive ducks, the 37-year-old Kohli smashed an unbeaten hundred to guide Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a six-wicket win over KKR and move to the top of the points table here on Wednesday.
"Virat Kohli was absolutely outstanding against KKR. He knows how to construct a chase better than most," Gavaskar said on Star Sports' 'Amul Cricket Live'.
"While everyone was talking about this being the season of 'Gen Next', Kohli showed he is still around. He silenced the doubters with a century and moved to third in the Orange Cap race. He proved that the old generation is still the best."
Gavaskar highlighted Kohli's staggering consistency in the shortest format and said his records may stand untouched for a long time.
"When it comes to T20 centuries, he is third on the list with 10, behind Chris Gayle and Babar Azam. But he is the fastest to 14,000 T20 runs and has nine IPL hundreds. Records are there to be broken, but it will take a very long time for anyone to match what Kohli keeps delivering, game after game, season after season," he said.
"This hundred from Virat Kohli was one of those special moments that remind us of his greatness."
Gavaskar also pointed to the dropped catch of Kohli by KKR as a decisive turning point in the contest.
"Before this RCB-KKR game, KKR's efficiency with catches was still the best in the IPL this season. But this one hurt badly," he said.
"Rovman Powell had the chance to dismiss Virat Kohli early. He went up high, timed his jump well, but the ball slipped out. You cannot drop Kohli early in his innings. He will make you pay every single time."
"He scored a hundred and made KKR regret that drop. That is what great players do. They don't give you a second chance."
