Is the PM jealous that he was not called (for Imran Khan’s oath ceremony)? Is he jealous that he went to Pakistan u… https://t.co/SjsyCLx1ql — ANI (@ANI) 1542443883000

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu hit back at the BJP's criticism over his visit to Pakistan, wondering if Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "jealous" over not being invited to the swearing-in ceremony of Pakistan PM Imran Khan.Sidhu was speaking on the controversy which broke out following his Pakistan's visit to attend Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's oath-taking ceremony."Is the PM jealous that he was not called (for Imran Khan’s oath ceremony)? Is he jealous that he went to Pakistan uninvited (for Nawaz Sharif’s birthday)? I’ll not prove my patriotism to people whose name came up in Godhra (riots case)," he was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.The "uninvited" jibe was a reference to PM Modi's 2015 visit to Pakistan when had made a surprise stopover in Lahore to meet his counterpart and then PM Nawaz Sharif.In August this year, Sidhu had faced flak for accepting the invitation to Imran Khan's swearing-in ceremony. At the ceremony, the Congress leader invited further criticism after he was photographed hugging the Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and sitting beside the "Prime Minister" of Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir.The Congress leader has been in the eye of the storm ever since his visit. BJP, including the Prime Minister, has accused Sidhu of "colluding" with Pakistan. Even some of the Congress leaders, including Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, were not pleased with Sidhu's decision to accept Pakistan's invitation.