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Punjab: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday met Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and praised him for not having arrogance and receptive to his viewpoints as he discussed a host of issues. Sidhu's meeting came days after he called Mann as a "rubber doll", alluding to the Opposition charge that the state government is being run by the Aam Aadmi Party leadership from Delhi. Sidhu last month praised Mann as a "younger brother" and an "honest man". Before the meeting, Punjab minister Laljit Singh Bhullar said Mann would meet Sidhu, who was not an MLA, MP or a minister and had even lost his election. Taking a dig at the Congress and Akalis, he said the previous chief ministers did not give time to their own MLAs and even senior leaders for meetings. The former cricketer on Sunday had announced that he would meet Mann to discuss matters related to the revival of the state's economy. "I came here for Punjab's progress. What should I say about CM saab (Mann), he has no ego and arrogance. He is the same today like he was 10-15 years back and even six months back," said Sidhu while talking to reporters after the meeting at the Punjab Civil Secretariat. "He has as much pain as I have," said Sidhu. The meeting between Sidhu and Mann started around 5.15 pm and lasted about 50 minutes. Asked whether his meeting with Mann was positive, Sidhu said, "It is very positive. When a person is receptive then you do not feel the passing of 50 minutes." This meeting was for issues concerning changing the lives of people, he said. The former Congress legislator suggested Mann that money to the tune of Rs 25,000 crore to Rs 30,000 crore could be generated from the liquor sector. Sidhu stressed that it was necessary to generate resources fo ...