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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, July 18 (CRICKETNMORE):<\/strong>&nbsp;BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who resigned from the Rajya Sabha amid talk of his joining the AAP, said on Monday that &quot;in the war of right or wrong, you can&#39;t afford to be neutral&quot;. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/virat-kohli-as-indian-test-team-captain--17605\">Also Read:&nbsp;Virat Kohli as Indian Test team Captain.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;In the war of right or wrong, you can&#39;t afford to be neutral rather than being self-centred. Punjab&#39;s interest is paramount,&quot; he said in a statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sidhu said he had accepted the Rajya Sabha nomination at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I had accepted the Rajya Sabha nomination for welfare of Punjab. With closure of every window leading to Punjab the purpose stands defeated, now a mere burden. I prefer not to carry it,&quot; he said. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/cook-blames-batsmen-for-defeat-to-pakistan--17663\">Also Read:&nbsp;Alastair Cook blames batsmen for defeat to Pakistan.<\/a><\/p>\r\n",
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