Chandigarh, Dec. 9 -- Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday claimed that the ongoing controversy over former MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu's allegations was a diversionary tactic to shield the AAP from public backlash over alleged misuse of police force during the Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections.

Speaking to reporters during campaigning for the local body polls, Warring said that sensational remarks were being amplified to shift focus from what he termed as "brutal abuse of law and force" by AAP. "When questions were being raised over police excesses and the government had no answers, the narrative was suddenly steered away through baseless claims," he said.

The PCC chief accused both AAP and the BJP of depl...