Will former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu get a crucial assignment after he walks out of Patiala Jail? The buzz in the Congress circles has been triggered after an indication that the former cricketer could walk out of the prison much before the one-year sentence is to end.
Sidhu was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment in May last year in a hit-and-run case. Though there are still six months left for his sentence to get over, as per jail rules, he could well walk out of the prison in less than eight months. Sidhu can get 48 days’ remission in the sentence in lieu of working in the jail factory as a convict gets four-day remission per month.
The jail superintendent has the power to remit another 30-day sentence, which is generally given to almost all convicts. The third 60-day remission can come from DG (Jails), which usually happens in exceptional cases and with political consent.
The party circles are buzzing with reports of Sidhu being given a crucial assignment when he walks out of the prison. Congress leaders are also awaiting the fate of the inquiry against the former Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief after he was ticked off by a disciplinary committee for indulging in alleged anti-party activities.
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