The Congress on Monday suspended its leader Navjot Kaur Sidhu after her “Rs 500 crore for CM post remark” kicked off a huge political row.

The suspension of Navjot, a former Congress MLA and the wife of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, was announced by Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring.

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“Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu is hereby suspended from the Primary Membership of the party with immediate effect,” read a one line suspension order signed and shared on X by Warring.

While the Congress has not cited any specific reason behind her suspension, the move comes after her recent allegations that “one who gives a suitcase of ₹500 crore becomes the Chief Minister.”

Her remarks were quickly picked up by the BJP and the AAP to target the

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