New Delhi, Dec 2(NIE): A day after Punjab Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu’s “Captain” comment, Congress leaders criticised him and supported CM Amarinder Singh.

The Chief Minister’s aide and his Cabinet colleague Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa Saturday said that if Sidhu does not consider Amarinder as the “captain of Punjab, then it is his moral duty to resign.”

In a letter to Sidhu, Bajwa, who also released it to the media on Saturday, said, “I have seen your video clip, in which you are seen saying that Rahul Gandhi is your captain and Captain Amarinder Singh is a father figure to you, again and again. It is a fact that Rahul Gandhi is Captain of all Congressmen of the country, including Captain Amarinder Singh, but at the same time Captain Amarinder Singh is undisputed leader of Punjab Congressmen.”

The Punjab Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat wrote, “Your posture and body language are very hurting and disgusting, while the tone signals humiliation of Capt Amarinder Singh. If you do not consider Captain Amarinder Singh as your leader that I make out between the lines, you have no moral right to continue as a member of his Cabinet. Sidhu Sahib, you have very high dreams. It is my humble suggestion that you should talk less and this mantra will facilitate in the attainment of your ultimate political goal. Hyperbolic style during public talk might pose problems for your career. This is my humble suggestion, but it is up to you to act according to your own conscience.”