Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday advised Congress leader Navjot Kaur Sidhu to get admitted to a mental health facility for her “Rs 500 crore for CM post” remark.

Navjot Kaur Sidhu, wife of former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, had triggered a row on Saturday by claiming that “one who gives a suitcase of Rs 500 crore becomes the chief minister,” drawing strong response from the BJP and AAP over the Congress’s functioning.

Responding to her remark, Shivakumar, also state Congress president, said, “Let her be admitted to a hospital, some good mental hospital.”

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Sidhu had said her husband will return to active politics if the Congress declares him as the party’s chief mi

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