Minister CS Channi submits his nomination file to the Punjab poll.
Chandigarh / New Delhi:
Three hours away from Chandigarh, in Malwa region, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi officially started his election campaign today as candidate from Bhadaur.
“I’m like Sudama who went to Malwa and the people here are like Krishna who will take care of me,” said the 58-year-old, declaring himself a pagan seeking support from voters. tri.
In fact, Malwa is a stronghold in favor of Mr. Channi’s rival, the Aam Aadmi Party which, according to opinion polls, is the front-runner in the elections scheduled for February 20. Malwa has 69 council seats, one of which has now been allocated by the General Assembly to the Chief Minister. He is also running for elections from his traditional constituency of Chamkaur Sahib, which he has won three times.
Mr Channi’s running for two constituencies is seen as a signal that within his party he has overtaken Navjot Singh Sidhu as the first choice for the position of Minister.
Parliament has made it clear that it wants to wait until after the election results to usually choose its Minister, but this time, cornered by the rival claims of two powerful leaders, it will seek feedback from congressional officials to name a hypothetical person. Prime Minister.
“Normally we don’t release the face of a Minister but if the congressional staff wants to we will also choose a face. But we will consult with the congressional staff. They will decide”. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said last weeksupported by both Mr. Channi and Mr. Sidhu.
Mr. Channi was appointed Minister of Punjab in September after Parliament decided to dismiss Captain Amarinder Singh as Punjab anchor.
The captain, as he was told, said the group he was a member of for five decades created an insult to him by refusing to silence Mr. Sidhu, who was running an anti-Team campaign. Chief is very open and very open. At the age of 79, the Captain formed his own party and joined a new alliance with the BJP.
Mr. Sidhu, although retired as Captain, has not achieved his dream as head of government; instead, Mr. Gandhi chose Mr. Channi, a prominent Dalit leader, as the new Minister, at the time seen as a wise move to thwart Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP in the last election. same 5 years ago, ranked runner-up, a great feat. for a newbie outfit originating from Delhi. Punjab has never been led by a Dalit, although the community makes up 31.9% of the population.
The big promotion for Mr Channi has allowed Parliament to declare that it works for – and gives – empowerment of the most vulnerable people in India.
Mr. Kejriwal has announced that his party’s candidate for Minister is Bhagwant Singh Mann, the only AAP member of parliament in Lok Sabha.
Mr Mann said a few days ago that when he was nominated, he declined and insisted on asking “everyone” to make their choice. So the AAP held a phone poll to give Mr. Mann the desired outcome.
Malwa is largely loyal to Mr. Mann, who represents the region in parliament.
In the last state election, AAP won Badhaur and Akali Dal placed second. The third congress; except once, it hasn’t won a constituency in the last 50 years.
“This is a reserved constituency,” AAP candidate Labh Singh Ugoke said of Bhadaur tagged for candidates from the Scheduled Actors. “Mr. Channi is a pagan. If he’s Dalit, so am I. People would choose between a civilian like me and a Dalit flying in a private jet.”
Days after Mr. Channi was appointed Minister, he used a private jet to fly to meet Parliamentary leaders in Delhi, provoking strong criticism.
