BJP youth wing protests against Sidhu's post-Pulwama comment

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Feb 16 2019 | 5:40 PM IST

The youth wing of Mumbai BJP Saturday protested outside a television channel office in the metropolis demanding the ouster of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu for his alleged "Pakistan siding" "can you blame the entire nation" comment following the Pulwama attack.

The Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) labelled Sidhu a "Pakistani agent" and asked functionaries of the television channel to drop him from a comedy show which he is part of.

On Friday, even as he condemned the attack and called it "cowardly", Sidhu, however, posed, "For a handful of people, can you blame the entire nation and can you blame an individual?"

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First Published: Feb 16 2019 | 5:40 PM IST

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