Chandigarh: Navjot Singh Sidhu told the media in his first interview after his party was demolished by the Aam Aadmi Party that politics is about change.
According to him, "I congratulate the people of Punjab on this excellent decision of ushering in a new system." He asserted that the people always have the right to voice their opinions, as they have chosen change. "The voice of the people is the voice of God. We should understand with humility and bow to it," he added.
No sign of distress, he said Punjab's upliftment is his mission, and he has never strayed from it and never will. "When a Yogi is on a crusade, they cut all ties and are free of all bounds. They don't even fear death. I am here in Punjab and will remain here. When someone has a higher objective and is in love with Punjab then he doesn't care about win or loss," he added.
"My connection with the people is not limited, it's spiritual and of the heart. My relationship with the people is not limited to poll wins and losses. I see God in the people of Punjab and my welfare in their welfare," he said.
Despite receiving 32,929 votes, Mr Sidhu lost by over 6,000 votes to Jeevanjyot Kaur of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
In the 2017 assembly elections, he ran as a Congress candidate from Amritsar East and won by 42,000 votes. He has contested three Lok Sabha elections from Amritsar on a BJP ticket.