Chandigarh: Ending suspense, Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday said he sent his resignation to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. "Today I have sent my resignation to the Chief Minister Punjab, has been delivered at his official residence...," he tweeted.


However, the Chief Minister was away in Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. There was no comment on the issue from the Chief Minister's Office.

Taking a dig at Navjot Singh Sidhu over quitting Punjab Cabinet, some of his ministerial colleagues said it's a "drama" by the "king of theatrics" and urged him to show more dignity in his actions.




Opposition Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) too termed the resignation by Sidhu a "drama", while its ally BJP asked Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to dismiss him immediately.




Sidhu on Sunday posted his resignation letter on Twitter and tagged senior Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi who has quit as the party's president.




The letter dated June 10 was sent to Gandhi four days after Sidhu's portfolios -- local government and cultural affairs -- were changed by the chief minister.

In a joint statement issued here, Punjab ministers Brahm Mohindra and Charanjit Singh Channi quipped whether Sidhu "was so dumb he didn't know that the cabinet minister post was not a party post, and his resignation could not be accepted by the Congress president."