Charanjit Singh Channi takes oath as Punjab CM waives farmers water and electricity bills

pCongress leader Charanjit Singh Channi was on Monday sworn in as chief minister of PunjabnbspHe is the first Dalit to hold this post in the stateppPunjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered oath to Channi at a ceremony held at the Raj Bhawan hereppChanni took oath in PunjabippThe Congress on Sunday picked Channi as chief minister of Punjab after Amarinder Singh resigned from the postppAddressing his first press conference after taking the oath as CMnbspChanninbspsaid that ldquothe party is supreme not the chief ministerrsquos post nor the cabinetrdquonbsp ldquoThe party is supreme not the CM or the cabinet The government will work as per the partys ideologyrdquoppnbspChanni ndash the first Dalit Chief Minister of Punjab also reached out to the farmers who had been agitating against the Centre for nearly a year against the three central farm laws He announced that his government will waive the water and electricity bills of the farmers of his stateppWe will pay off the bills for farmersall pending bills will be paid off the Punjab CM told reporters during the first press conference after swearing-inppnbspI have been a Rickshaw puller myself I wont let anyone hurt the farming sector I will appeal Centre to repeal black laws I fully support the farmers struggle CMnbspCharanjit Singh Channinbspsaid while extending full support to the agitating farmersppCharanjit Singh Channi who was chosen by the Congress central leadership for the top job after hectic deliberations to succeednbspCapt Amarinder Singh was on Monday sworn in as 16th chief minister of Punjabppnbspp