Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu was criticised by Chandigarh DSP Dilsher Singh Chandel for passing scornful remarks on police force. Navjot Singh Sidhu, during a political rally, allegedly mocked the police force and told his party workers to make “cops wet their pants”. Sidhu’s remarks drew sharp criticism from a Deputy Superintendent of Police, Dilsher Singh Chandel, who asked Sidhu to “mind his language” and that “without the police, even a rickshaw puller will not follow the politicians’ instructions”.
DSP Chandel, in a video that went viral on social media, strongly criticised Sidhu for his alleged comments pertaining to the police personnel of the state. Sidhu was addressing a political rally in Sultanpur Lodhi in Kapurthala district on December 19 in which Sidhu allegedly bragged about Congress MLA Navtej Singh Cheema and said that Cheema was so strong that “he could make a police officer wet his pants” and that the party workers “should be like Navtej.”
Taking strong objection to Sidhu’s alleged comments, DSP Chandel told The Daily Guardian, “I am a Rajput and I cannot stand ill words for our police force. I am brought up in such a way and this is in my character to stand against odds.”
Chandel released a video on Saturday in which he said, “I was deeply hurt by the comments made by Navjot Singh Sidhu, which shed the poor light on the police personnel. I condemn him on the behalf of the Indian police, Punjab Police, and Chandigarh police. I have also decided to sue Sidhu for his comments. Such comments from a political leader, who represents the state government, are unacceptable.”
“These are the cops who make public follow instructions of political leaders. Without cops, even a rickshaw puller would not obey the instructions of politicians”, the DSP added in the video clip that has gone viral on social media.
Chandel further said that if Sidhu has some complaints about the police, then he should stop taking the huge police protection he carries around.
DSP Chandel, in the video, also recites a poem, asking Sidhu not to drown so much in the colour of power that he forgets the sacrifices of security forces. He said that police forces also have their honour and dignity, and it is important to respect it.