Former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu, who joined Congress a few days back, accused the Badals of having "looted" Punjab in excise collection, tourism and transport sectors during their 10 years of rule.
The cricketer-turned-politician, who is fighting the Assembly polls from Amritsar East seat on Congress ticket, termed the Badals "selfish" and alleged that they had "direct conflict of interest with the state exchequer." Comparing the excise collection figures of Punjab and Tamil Nadu, he claimed Punjab has 12,500 liquor vendors and the annual revenue collection from these stands at Rs 5,610 crore, as against Tamil Nadu's Rs 26,188 crore from its 6,323 liquor vendors.
Asserting that he has no ambition to become the chief minister, Sidhu said his roots are in the Congress.
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