WHO IS CHARANJIT SINGH CHANNI?
Charanjit Singh Channi
Charanjit Singh Channi, who served as the 16th Chief Minister of Punjab, is the first Dalit to hold the CM's post in the state.
The three-time legislator from Chamkaur Sahib assembly constituency in Rupnagar district joined the Congress party in 2012 and has held the portfolios of Industrial Training, Technical Education, Employment Generation and Tourism and Cultural Affairs in the Amarinder Singh-led cabinet.
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'Goodbye Congress,' says Sunil Jakhar as he shares decision to quit party
The disgruntled Congress leader, whose decision comes during the party's three-day Chintan Shivir in Udaipur, went live on his ...| May 14, 2022, Saturday -
Sidhu says Cong needs to reinvent itself, backs Mann in fighting mafia
I did not speak earlier but everybody has a right to speak and I say today that the Congress lost because of the five-year rule ...| April 22, 2022, Friday -
ED grills ex-Punjab CM Channi for over six hours in money laundering case
Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh alias Honey was arrested in this case by the agency days before the February 20 Punjab Assembly ...| April 14, 2022, Thursday -
ED files charge sheet against Channi's nephew in sand mining case
Bhupinder Singh alias Honey was arrested on the intervening night of February 3 and 4 by the ED, and as per rules, the agency had ...| April 03, 2022, Sunday -
Punjab polls: Cong candidates blame Channi, senior leaders for defeat
Several Congress candidates on Tuesday blamed indiscipline in the party and its senior leaders, including Charanjit Singh Channi, ...| March 15, 2022, Tuesday -
Gandhis entirely to blame for Congress rout in Punjab: Amarinder Singh
He slammed the CWC for trying to put the blame for the Congress defeat in Punjab on him instead of gracefully admitting their own ...| March 14, 2022, Monday -
AAP emerges as alternative in national politics with its Punjab victory
The party won 92 seats in Punjab, decimating its closest rival Congress to form its government in the state with a three-fourth ...| March 10, 2022, Thursday -
Punjab polls: AAP greenhorn, eye surgeon make Channi bite the dust
Bhadaur AAP candidate Labh Singh Ugoke defeated Channi by a comprehensive margin of 37,558 votes| March 10, 2022, Thursday -
AAP storms to power in Punjab, wins 92 seats; many stalwarts bite the dust
While AAP bagged three-fourth of the seats, the Congress won 18, SAD 3, BJP 2 and BSP 1| March 10, 2022, Thursday -
Charanjit Channi: Star for 111 days, Dalit leader back to humdrum politics
The Congress fielded Channi from two seats -- Chamkaur Sahib in Rupnagar and Bhadaur in Barnala, a move which showed how much the ...| March 10, 2022, Thursday
