Twitter lambasts Sidhu for hugging Pak Army chief and sitting next to PoK President

The opposition in Punjab today targeted Navjot Singh Sidhu for attending the swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan as Pakistan's Prime Minister, with the BJP describing his visit to Islamabad as "shameful". He was also condemned for sitting next to PoK president Masood Khan. 

It also asked the cricketer-turned-politician whether it was necessary to visit Pakistan at a time when India was mourning the demise of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Sidhu's hug with Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the ceremony also came under fire with the opposition parties asking him whether he remembered the sacrifices made by the Indian soldiers at the border at that time.

"Sidhu's visit to Pakistan is shameful," said Punjab BJP chief Shwait Malik.

"On one side, the Pakistan army was involved in attacking our soldiers at the border and on the other side Sidhu was hugging the Army chief. Does it mean he was thanking him for killing our jawans?" he asked.
Malik dubbed Sidhu as an "opportunist" and accused him of putting the nation's dignity at risk.
The BJP leader demanded an apology from him for the "unacceptable act." The Shiromani Akali Dal said Sidhu broke the "decorum" by visiting Pakistan.

How Twitter reacted: 

Optics of Sidhu skipping funeral of his political mentor to go and hug General Bajwa.....

— Gappistan Radio (@GappistanRadio) August 18, 2018

Will @sherryontopp be our @dennisrodman? Let's see... https://t.co/YqzWffPpTW

— Shankhyaneel Sarkar (@shankhyaneel) August 18, 2018

He is a responsible person and a minister. Only he can answer, but yes he could have avoided this: Ghulam Ahmed Mir, J&K Congress Chief on Navjot Singh Sidhu seated next to PoK President Masood Khan at Imran Khan's oath ceremony in #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/FdiVTeuCJa

— ANI (@ANI) August 18, 2018

Few days ago, Pakistan's first-ever Sikh police officer Gulab Singh evicted from home, turban opened forcefully by Pakis.
Now, He has sought Navjot Singh Sidhu's intervention in getting him reinstated to Police department. Hope Sidhu will discuss this with Imran Khan & help Gulab

— Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) August 17, 2018

Did Navjot Singh Sidhu take permission from the Congress Party before deciding to visit Pakistan to attend Imran Khan's oath taking ceremony? Dr. @sambitswaraj pic.twitter.com/JIbWZNCXxg

— BJP (@BJP4India) August 18, 2018

Navjot Sidhu made a fool of himself by going to Imran Khan's swearing-in in his so-called "personal capacity". They made him sit with the President of PoK Masood Khan. That's a huge insult that Pakistan has done to India all because of this bloody opportunist. pic.twitter.com/ENmQP979G0

— Monica (@TrulyMonica) August 18, 2018

I’m betting @RahulGandhi will tweet criticising Sidhu shortly. Hugging the Pak Army chief at a time like this involves splat damage on the Congress. pic.twitter.com/jnLuXaTocD

— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) August 18, 2018

Did anyone make a checklist of the insults that could happen sending a novice like Sidhu to Islamabad? As if the weird gesture of hugging a Pak Army chief was not enough, Sidhu meekly agrees to sit next to Pak Occupied Kashmir 'President'. https://t.co/3rb1QGmnMP

— Smita Prakash (@smitaprakash) August 18, 2018