A day after he waded into a controversy when he asked people of Punjab to stand together and reject the ‘bhaiyyas’ from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Bihar, Cheif Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday issued a clarification saying that his statement was misconstrued. “Priyanka Gandhi is Punjab’s daughter-in-law, she is the bahu of Punjabis. Bhaiyas from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi cannot come here and rule. We will not allow UP bhaiyas to stray into Punjab,” Channi said at an election rally in Punjab.When Channi was making the derogatory statement, in a video Priyanka Gandhi was seen laughing. Opposition parties including Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were quick enough to hit out at Congress over the Punjab CM’s remark, forcing him to issue a clarification.
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