Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday clarrified that it was not his birthday, after receiving wishes from PM Narendra Modi and others on Twitter. Yesterday PM Narendra Modi wished CM Charanjit Singh Channi and also prayed for his good health. Charanjit Singh Channi then took to Twitter to clarify that it was not his […]

Chandigarh : The Punjab Government appointed senior advocate Deepinder Singh Patwalia as the new Advocate General on Friday, in replacement of APS Deol who resigned on November 1. The post had fallen vacant since then. This recruitment comes amid the wake of demand for his ouster by state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. A service matters lawyer, 47-year-old Patwalia is the son of former Supreme Court judge Kuldeep Singh. An alumnus of Panjab University, he was designated as a senior advocate by the Punjab and Haryana high court in 2014.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambram has said he feels helpless at Congress’ failure to start meaningful conversations within party forums. His statement comes as yet another Congress-ruled state plunged into crisis following internal rifts.  Sidhu, who after constant politicking was appointed as the president of Congress’ Punjab unit in July quit the post 2 days ago […]

Two days after resigning as Punjab Congress chief, Navjot Singh Sidhu met chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday.  Sidhu had quit the post over disagreements with Channi about certain appointments.  According to NDTV report quoting sources, Sidhu agreed to withdraw his resignation during that meeting.  The Punjab CM had called Sidhu for a meeting personally to settle the issue. Charanjit Singh Channi had said on Wednesday […]

A day after the sudden exit of Navjot Singh Sidhu as the Punjab Congress chief, CM Charanjit Singh Channi said that the state party leaders should sit down and talk about the ongoing crisis. Channi added that he has also spoken to the miffed leader on Wednesday Sidhu’s resignation was followed by a flurry of […]

New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) National spokesperson RP Singh slammed Congress for replacing Captain Amarinder Singh with Charanjit Singh Channi as Punjab's new chief minister for the rest of the term and called Channi 'a night watchman' till the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 20 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday congratulated Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi on being sworn in as 16th chief minister of Punjab.

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 [India], September 19 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi congratulated the Chief Minister-elect of Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday for the new responsibility, and said Congress will continue to fulfil the promises made to the people of the state.

Chandigarh [India], September 19 (ANI): Charanjit Singh Channi, who has been unanimously elected as the Leader of the Congress Legislature Party of Punjab, reached the Governor's house here on Sunday to meet Governor Banwarilal Purohit to stake a claim to form the government, a day after the resignation of Amarinder Singh.