Political parties in Punjab

"Political parties in Punjab, including the Congress and the BJP are demanding sacking of Khaira while cornering the AAP on the issue.After Delhi CM refused to meet Khaira, the MLA approached Dy CM Manish Sisodia who rebuked him and asked him to come clean on his act.The AAP leaders in Delhi claimed Kejriwal was "very much angry" with Khaira who has "pleaded" that he was "misquoted" by the media.Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has condemned Khaira for "backing secessionism" by supporting the campaign, propounded by Sikh radicals for a separate Sikh homeland."Sisodia lashed out at Khaira while telling him that AAP has nothing to do with his referendum thoughts. https://www.zj-junyue.com New Delhi: In soup over his alleged support to ‘Referendum 2020 -- a Sikh radicals campaign to "liberate Punjab," states Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Wednesday faced the ire of AAPs top brass, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who refused to meet him. The timing of the controversy caught the AAP leadership unprepared as the party supremo Kejriwal and his Cabinet colleagues were staging a sit-in at Lt Governors office in the national capital and the entire party brass was busy backing them up. He was also asked by Sisodia, to explain his stand through the Punjab unit president of the party," said a party leader. AAP MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira had reportedly said, ‘I support the Sikh referendum 2020 movement as Sikhs have the right to demand justice against atrocities suffered by them."Union Minister and senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal had on Tuesday demanded that Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP should sack Khaira for supporting Sikh referendum campaign.Last week, Khaira had reportedly said: "I support the Sikh referendum 2020 movement as Sikhs have the right to demand justice against atrocities suffered by them."His fate hangs in balance, the party may take a decision on him after receiving his written reply," they said.Amid a barrage of criticism, Khaira had responded to Amarinder in a tweet, "I am surprised a leader of your level is tweeting against me without checking the facts, I am not a votary of 2020 but I dont hesitate to point out a consistent policy of discrimination against Sikhs by Central governments! Be it attack on Darbar Sahib (or), genocide of Sikhs leading to 2020.Beleaguered Khaira, who is also the Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly and is presently in Delhi to meet senior AAP leaders, later approached Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who too rebuked him and asked him to come clean on his act, said AAP leaders