new Delhi: Senior Punjab Congress leader Sunil Jakhar on Monday hit out at former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, saying he has been a ‘liability’ to the party and his own “greed” dragged him down the state with the party.
The reaction comes after Punjab voters humiliated defeat for both the Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal alliance, as many of their stalwarts lost their constituencies to Aam Aadmi Party candidates.
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A report of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting held on Sunday mentioned that according to party leaders, Charanjit Channi was dragged out by its top party leaders in the state. The report said he called them “Rahul Gandhi’s assets made for Punjab and India”.
Responding to this, Sunil Jakhar wrote: “A property – kidding? Thank god he was not declared a ‘national treasure’ at CWC by the ‘PBI’ lady who made him the CM in the first place.” It may be an asset to him but to the party he has only been a liability. Not the top officials but his own greed dragged him and the party down.”
A property – kidding?
thank god it wasn’t announced
‘National treasure’
In CWC by the ‘PBI’ woman who proposed him as the CM in the first placeHe may be an asset to him but to the party he has only been a liability. Not the top leadership, but his own greed that dragged him and the party down pic.twitter.com/Lnf6vJgRzF
— Sunil Jakhar (@sunilkjakhar) 14 March 2022
Speaking to news agency ANI, the former Punjab Congress president further elaborated on his statement saying “The idea of my tweet was not to accuse anyone of anything. Disappointed to see the kind of sycophancy that took place at CWC yesterday.” “
“Reports show that some leaders who are Rajya Sabha MPs for 30 years, who claim to be the voice of Punjab in CWC, are cheating the party high command,” he said.
According to Sunil Jakhar, the post of Chief Minister of Punjab was recommended by “these people”.
He said, “Instead of believing it, they are trying to impose it on Rahul Gandhi. The people of Punjab wanted to change, but the person who was projected was handcuffed in a mole. The cure was also from the disease.” was worse,” he remarked, as quoted by ANI.
These people had made this recommendation for the post of CM. Instead of accepting it, an attempt is being made to impose it on Rahul Gandhi. The people of Punjab wanted change, but the person who was projected got caught holding hands in the mole. There was a worse remedy than illness: Sunil Jakhar
— ANI (@ANI) 14 March 2022
The senior Congress leader further insisted that the party workers want someone they can trust, “A Punjabi leader sitting in the CWC is trying to project him as a national treasure. He is there for them.” There may be treasure but not for Congress. Next 5 years will be challenging for Punjab and party.
The infighting in the Congress leadership first between former CM Captain Amarinder Singh and Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu, then between Charanjit Channi and the PPCC chief had been in the news for a long time ahead of the elections.
Notably, a video of Sunil Jakhar had gone viral amid the heated campaign phase, in which he was seen claiming that he was the most preferred CM candidate among Congress leaders after the party ousted Amarinder Singh, but he was given the post. was denied because he was not related. Sikhism.
In the Punjab elections, AAP trounced the Congress and SAD-BSP alliance by winning 92 seats in the 117-member Punjab Assembly.