Gurdaspur: Even as Navjot Singh Sidhu’s political career hangs by a thread, his Gurdaspur friends recall the mental strength and resilience he possesses, with which he can make a comeback. In 1982, renowned sports writer Rajan Bala addressed him as a ‘strokeless wonder’ because he had developed a knack for scoring runs at an agonisingly slow pace. The cricketer hung this article on the wall of his bedroom, and whenever he passed by Bala’s piece, he would be hurt. He then decided to work hard on his batting and soon earned the sobriquet of ‘sixer Sidhu’ for the manner, in which he dispatched the ball 20-foot-deep in the stands with monotonous regularity. Sidhu’s performance in the domestic circuit ensured he was in the team for the 1983 Ahmedabad Test against the West Indies. Those, who know him, claim he has the ability to rise from ashes. Politicians must watch this space.

Camp to cut litigation cost

Abohar: To scale down litigation expenses, the Punjab Police in the district are trying to settle the disputes with mutual consent. At a special camp held on Sunday, SP (D) Avneet Kaur Sidhu and DSP Rahul Bhardwaj heard cases lying pending with different police stations and courts. They were able to settle about 315 cases with the consent of both parties. Most of the cases were related to domestic disputes. More such camps were organised in Jalalabad and Fazilka. About 150 cases were settled in Fazilka and 280 in Jalalabad. Such camps would be organised in future also to resolve minor disputes, the officials said.

Gift for ashram inmates

Abohar: On the 59th birthday of SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal, Harbinder Singh Harry, district president, Youth Akali Dal, and other activists visited the Matra Chhaya Anath Ashram and gifted two computers to facilitate online education for the inmates. Meanwhile, despite Sukhbir’s directive, most of the Akali leaders in Abohar and Balluana segments, which were part of Ferozepur Lok Sabha constituency that Sukhbir represents, preferred to glorify themselves by putting their pictures alongside a small photograph of the SAD chief in the publicity material released on his birthday. They should have distributed food packets in slum areas, a party worker said.