A day after Congress leader Navjot Kaur Sidhu triggered a political row by claiming that the party takes “Rs 500 crore in a suitcase” from anyone aspiring to become Chief Minister, the state unit on Monday suspended her with immediate effect. The official letter has not stated any reason for the sudden move.

Her remark, made on Sunday while asserting that her husband, Navjot Singh Sidhu, would return to active politics only if the Congress declared him its CM face, has triggered sharp political backlash and revived internal rumblings within the Punjab Congress unit.

Speaking to reporters after meeting Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Saturday, Navjot Kaur said they “speak only for Punjab”, but lack the kind of money she alleges influences top political appointments.

“We do not have Rs 50

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