Khan shares an amiable relation with Amritsar East MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu. Sidhu's wife Navjot was the chief guest at the fateful event and is being accused of leaving the accident site without bothering about the victims. She, however, said she had left the place before the accident took place and rushed to the hospital after learning about the incident. Those attending the event alleged that Kaur arrived late at the event leading to the delay in the burning of the ravana. Defending his wife, Sidhu said the mowing down of 61 Dussehra revellers by a train was an accident and that nobody had done it intentionally. He said it was a "big negligence" and urged people to not politicise over the incident.
Sidhu was in the eye of a major political storm for hugging Pakistani army chief, Qamar Javed Bajwa, when he travelled to that country to participate in Imran Khan’s swearing-in as Prime Minister.