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The Times of India
The Times of India
National
Bharat Khanna | TNN

Navjot Singh Sidhu’s welcome turns pomp-show outside Central jail Patiala, but DCC skips presence

PATIALA: A large number of Congress workers and supporters of Navjot Singh Sidhu reached outside Central jail in Patiala on Saturday ahead of release of former Punjab Congress president, however the District Congress Committee (DCC) skipped to reach the venue for his welcome.

Meanwhile, the security near the jail has been beefed up amid Sidhu's release who is likely to get Z plus security. Sidhu, after addressing media outside jail, is expected to visit religious places in the city including Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib and Kali Devi Temple and would also meet his wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu who recently got detected stage II invasive cancer.

On Saturday morning, information was shared from Sidhu's Twitter and Facebook handle that he would address the media at around noon, however he was yet to walk out of jail. Sources revealed he would come out around 3PM.

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