Pulwama comments: Navjot Singh Sidhu replaced by Archana Singh in The Kapil Sharma Show

Sidhu has been sacked from The Kapil Sharma Show after his statement regarding Pulwama attack.

(Web Desk) – Navjot Singh Sidhu, the former Indian cricketer, Punjab cabinet minister and a member of The Kapil Sharma Show, has been asked to leave the popular television comedy talk show after his comments on the Pulwama terror attack.

According to the Indian Express, Sidhu will be replaced by Archana Puran Singh on the show.

“His remarks have not been taken kindly by most. Also, the channel and the show was getting dragged into the unwanted controversy. This is when the team amicably decided that Navjot make a distance from the show. The team has already shot a couple of episodes with Archana,” indianexpress.com quoted sources as saying.

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Earlier on Friday, while speaking to a media on Pulwama issue, Sindhu said: “Nations cannot be held responsible for the dastardly acts of terrorists. The terrorists do not have deen, mazhab (sect and religion). There are good, the bad and the ugly. Every institution has them. Every nation has them. The ugly need to be punished. But individuals cannot be blamed for the dastardly act.”

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Indian social media users subjected Sidhu to harsh criticism and they have been demanding his exit from The Kapil Sharma Show.

ATTACKS ON KASHMIRIS

Earlier on Friday, Hindu fanatics affiliated with Bharatiya Janata Party, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Bajrang Dal, Shiv Sena, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and other extremist organizations torched dozens of vehicles of Muslims in Jammu city.

According to reports, hundreds of members of extremist Hindu organizations took to the streets of Jammu city, today, and protested against the killing of Indian troops in an explosion at Lethpora in Pulwama on Thursday. At least 49 troops were killed in the blast.

Eyewitnesses said that the protesters raised anti-Kashmir, anti-Pakistan and other provocative slogans.

Following the violence by the Hindu fanatics, the occupation authorities imposed curfew and suspended internet service in the city. Meanwhile, thousands of people attended the funeral prayers in absentia for a youth, Aadil Ahmed Dar, in Gandi Bagh area of Pulwama, on yesterday.

Indian police and troops barred journalists from performing their professional duty by disallowing them to visit the site of Lethpora explosion.

The Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik in a statement in Srinagar said, the people and leadership of Kashmir regret every killing that happens in the territory.

The Chairman of Hurriyat forum, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, in a statement in Srinagar said not only students but Kashmiri businessmen and traders staying in various places were also targeted and harassed.

INDIAN ALLEGATION TOTALLY BASELEES

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has termed the Indian allegation regarding Pulwama incident as totally false and baseless.

Talking to a private news channel, he said Pakistan is promoting peace and tolerance in the region and not terrorism.

The Information Minister termed the Indian government’s attitude as very unfortunate to blame Pakistan for such incidents without any evidence and investigation.

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Fawad Chaudhry said people are enjoying freedom and better human rights in Pakistan, while India is violating human rights in occupied Kashmir.

He said the present government wants to develop good relations with neighboring countries, including India and opening of Kartarpura Corridor was a peace initiative in this regard.

Replying to a question, he said Pakistan is also playing its due role to restore peace in Afghanistan and taking steps for promoting trade activities in the region.