In Punjab, after the resignation of Captain Amarinder Singh, Charanjit Singh Channi has been made the next Chief Minister of Punjab. The Captain had resigned on Saturday saying that he felt his humiliation in the party. He is in the party, the further decision will be taken by the supporters. Singh also said that the options are open for the future. After Singh’s resignation, the Congress has decided to hand over the command of the state to Charanjit Singh Channi. Who is Channi, know more.
MLA from Chamkaur Sahib seat
Charanjit Singh Channi is the Congress MLA from Chamkaur Sahib seat. He comes from the Dalit community. The special thing is that Charanjit Singh Channi used to be special to Captain Amarinder Singh but then became his staunch opponent. In 2017, Charanjit Singh Channi was made the Minister of Higher Education, when he himself was a 12th pass. There was a lot of controversy about this. After which he had enrolled for graduation in Punjab University in 2017.
For the first time, commanding a Dalit leader
Charanjit Singh Channi’s image as a down to earth leader, he is also a Sikh face. Charanjit Singh Channi, 58, has come from the Congress party as an MLA for the third time. This is the first time in the state that a Dalit has been given command by the party in the state. Channi has also played the role of Leader of Opposition in the state. Channi was looking after the work as the Minister of Technical Education in Captain Amarinder Singh’s cabinet.
Political journey started from 2002
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Charanjit Singh Channi as Punjab CM in Chandigarh today
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– ANI (@ANI) September 20, 2021
Charanjit Singh’s political journey began with his election as the President of Kharar Municipal Council in 2002, contested for the first time as an independent in 2007 and won from Chamkaur Sahib Assembly Constituency. After this he joined the Congress in 2012 and again elected MLA from the same seat. Channi had landed in controversy when she was accused of sending inappropriate messages to her by an IAS officer while she was a minister. This is the case of 2018. Apart from this, he came into controversy when in the same year, 2018 he was caught on camera tossing a coin to decide between two candidates for the post of lecturer in a polytechnic institute. Apart from this, Channi had also once constructed a road outside his official residence, so that his house could be entered from the east. Later it was demolished by the Chandigarh Administration.
