Terrorists will be emboldened if Kartarpur corridor scuttled: Sidhu

Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, who is facing criticism for his remarks after the Pulwama terror attack, on Saturday said that the terrorists will be emboldened if the decision on Kartarpur corridor is scuttled.

"Sikhs' Kartarpur corridor cannot stop. Do you want the decision taken by the two PMs to be scuttled? Then you will encourage them.... Nobody can bend the country before terrorism and it is very clear, he told reporters.

Questioning why proper security arrangements "were not" made for movement of CRPF personnel in Pulwama, he said that a permanent solution was needed to end the repeated killings of jawans.

Activists of the BJP's youth wing Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha Saturday showed black flags to Sidhu on his arrival here, protesting against his remarks. He had on Friday asked if an entire nation can be blamed for a handful of people after Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed outfit took responsibility for the suicide bomb attack on a CRPF convoy on Thursday that left 40 personnel dead.

The Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday asked Congress president Rahul Gandhi to expel Sidhu for his remarks.

Reiterating that those who were involved in the dastardly act should be punished, the cricketer-turned-politician said Saturday that he stood by what he said earlier.

Can there be a question mark on decisions taken by two Prime Ministers, Sidhu said, adding that the progress of a nation cannot stop because of a few terrorists.

When a politician visits, the whole city shuts down. But when 3,000 jawans are moving why proper security arrangements were not taken care of? Why there is no tracker or security?