AICC gen secy Rawats reported remarks on Sidhu baffling Jakhar
Chandigarh Sep 20 PTI Ahead of the oath-taking ceremony of Charanjit Singh Channi as Punjab chief minister Congress leader Sunil Jakhar on Monday questioned AICC general secretary Harish Rawats reported statement that the upcoming state elections would be fought under the leadership of Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh SidhuJakhar who is also the former Punjab Congress chief dubbed Rawats statement as baffling saying it is likely to undermine the authority of the chief ministerOn the swearing-in day of Sh Charnjitchanni as Chief Minister Mr Rawatss statement that elections will be fought under Sidhu is baffling Its likely to undermine CMs authority but also negate the very raison dtre of his selection for this position said Jakhar in a tweet Channi is set to take oath at 11 am Rawat had reportedly said that the Punjab Assembly polls next year will be fought under SidhuJakhar was one of the frontrunners for the post of new Congress Legislative Party leader after Amarinder Singh was nudged into quitting ostensibly over his failure to fulfil the promises made by the party in the 2017 assembly pollsHowever the Congress finally picked Channi for the post and it was learnt that Sidhu backed itReacting to Jakhars tweet BJP leader Amit Malviya called it as huge insult to the Dalit communityThis is a huge insult to the entire Dalit community if Charanjit Singh Channi has been made the CM only to hold the seat for Navjot Singh Sidhu the chosen Gandhi family loyalist This completely undermines the Dalit empowerment narrative being peddled by the Congress Shame said Malviya in a tweet PTI CHS SUN VSD DV DV
Chandigarh Sep 20 PTI Ahead of the oath-taking ceremony of Charanjit Singh Channi as Punjab chief minister Congress leader Sunil Jakhar on Monday questioned AICC general secretary Harish Rawats reported statement that the upcoming state elections would be fought under the leadership of Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh SidhuJakhar who is also the former Punjab Congress chief dubbed Rawats statement as baffling saying it is likely to undermine the authority of the chief ministerOn the swearing-in day of Sh Charnjitchanni as Chief Minister Mr Rawatss statement that elections will be fought under Sidhu is baffling Its likely to undermine CMs authority but also negate the very raison dtre of his selection for this position said Jakhar in a tweet Channi is set to take oath at 11 am Rawat had reportedly said that the Punjab Assembly polls next year will be fought under SidhuJakhar was one of the frontrunners for the post of new Congress Legislative Party leader after Amarinder Singh was nudged into quitting ostensibly over his failure to fulfil the promises made by the party in the 2017 assembly pollsHowever the Congress finally picked Channi for the post and it was learnt that Sidhu backed itReacting to Jakhars tweet BJP leader Amit Malviya called it as huge insult to the Dalit communityThis is a huge insult to the entire Dalit community if Charanjit Singh Channi has been made the CM only to hold the seat for Navjot Singh Sidhu the chosen Gandhi family loyalist This completely undermines the Dalit empowerment narrative being peddled by the Congress Shame said Malviya in a tweet PTI CHS SUN VSD DV DV
