New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Sunil Jakhar, who quit Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday, said that leaving the party was a hard decision for him, however, also stated that supremacy in his old party lies in the hands of "those who flatter the high command".

Chamkaur Sahib (Punjab) [India], February 3 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday informed that the name of the Congress chief ministerial candidate for upcoming state assembly elections will be announced on February 6.

New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Meenakshi Lekhi on Wednesday slammed Congress for not backing the party's former Punjab chief Sunil Jakhar over support among MLAs during the change of leadership and compared his situation with Sardar Patel.

New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): The day when the election schedule for assembly polls in five states - Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Manipur, Punjab, and Uttarakhand were announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI), Congress has made it clear that the Chief Ministerial face will be announced by the party.

New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): With just months to go for Punjab Assembly polls, state Congress campaign committee chief Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday made it clear that the party will not announce a chief ministerial face and will fight polls under collective leadership.

Lambi (Punjab) [India], December 16 (ANI): Ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal said that Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is the first chief minister in world history who meets people even in the bathroom.

Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], November 1 (ANI): Congress Faridkot MP (Lok Sabha) Mohammed Sadiq on Sunday said that the Congress still has not forgotten the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Chandigarh Sep 24 PTI Former Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar who appeared close to succeeding Amarinder Singh as chief minister Friday dubbed Rahul Gandhis move to choose Charanjit Singh Channi a bold decisionHe also slammed the Congress rivals for attacking the party over the choice of chief minister saying they are missing the forest while counting trees in attributing political motives to the decisionWhat former party president Rahul Gandhi has done by choosing Charanjeet Channi as chief minister is that he has broken the barely perceptible glass ceiling Jakhar said in a statement shared on his Twitter handleChanni is the first scheduled caste chief minister of the state This bold decision though very much rooted in the ethos of Sikhism is nevertheless a watershed moment not only for the polity but also for the social fabric of the state he saidJakhars statement came two days after he accompanied Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on a flight to Delhi as they returned from the stateChanni was sworn in as the chief minister of Punjab on Monday following unceremonious exit of Amarinder SinghJakhar a Hindu face was among the frontrunners for the post However the party leaders including Ambika Soni had suggested that a Sikh should be appointedLater it was learnt that a miffed Jakhar turned down the offer of deputy chief minister postPetty minded small people occupying high positions were trying to divide Punjab on the basis of racecasteidentities he had then tweeted in the midst of speculationsThere are now muted talks that Jakhar may be rehabilitated with some postJakhar on Friday said The warp and weft of this fabric is a complex interplay of aspirations and anxieties of all sections of society This must be respected maintained and nurtured as Raj Dharma at all times He however said But there is clear and present danger of Punjabiat being put to test once again with usual divisive forces already weaponising this transformative initiative to fragment the society This threat just cannot be wished away Also coupled with this if handled in inept andor biased manner the prevailing robust brotherhood and amity which has always been the pride of Punjab even in testing times can be just as fragile and shatter just as easily as a glass house he stated PTI CHS VSD TIR TIR TIR

The more things change the more they stay the same seems to be the story of Punjab Congress. The discord within team Congress surfaced again on the day of the swearing-in of new CM Charanjit Singh Channi after state in-charge Harish Rawat said that the party will contest the 2022 polls under the leadership of […]

Tokyo [Japan], September 2 (ANI): Indian shooter Rahul Jakhar finished fifth in the P3 mixed 25M pistol SH1 after giving a tough fight in the summit clash of the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Thursday.