Sidhu included in Punjab BJP core committee

AMRITSAR: Rajya Sabha member Navjot Singh Sidhu has been included in the state Bharatiya Janata Party's core committee, with the Assembly elections in the offing. The former cricketer and his wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu, Chief Parliamentary Secretary in the state government, aren't really on good terms with the leadership of the BJP's ally, Shiromani Akali Dal. Sidhu, three-time Amritsar MP, had stopped playing an active part in state affairs since the constituency's Lok Sabha seat was given to Arun Jaitley. The recent move is a hint saying he would soon be playing a pivotal role in the state.