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  • Punjab CM Charanjit Channi’s nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey despatched to 14-day judicial custody

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    JALANDHAR: Punjab Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey was once produced earlier than a courtroom on Friday in reference to an alleged unlawful sand mining case the place he was once despatched to 14-day judicial custody.

    Honey was once arrested by way of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged unlawful sand mining case on February 3 from Jalandhar after a day-long wondering. He was once remanded to the ED custody until February 4 and then his custody was once prolonged until February 11.

    ED’s motion had come round 20 days after it seized greater than Rs 10 crore, gold value above 21 lakh and a Rolex watch value Rs 12 lakh from the residential premises of Honey, and others in reference to an alleged unlawful sand mining case.

    The ED had declared the recoveries after it concluded its two-day raid carried out on the industry and home premises of the accused individuals and their buddies in over a dozen puts in Mohali, Ludhiana, Rupnagar, Fatehgarh Sahib and Pathankot.

    The federal company had additionally raided the premises of the accused individuals and their buddies together with Kudratdeep Singh, the landlord of Pinjore Royalty Corporate, and his companions and shareholders Kanwarmahip Singh, Manpreet Singh, Sunil Kumar Joshi, Jagveer Inder Singh on January 18 and 19.

  • AAP leaders wish to loot Punjab, alleges CM Charanjit Singh Channi

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    LUDHIANA: Punjab Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday attacked the AAP, alleging that its leaders have come from Delhi to “loot” Punjab.

    He additionally hit out at Aam Aadmi Birthday party (AAP) nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal, announcing how can he name himself an ‘aam aadmi’ (commonplace guy) whilst staying in dear resorts on every occasion he visits Punjab for the February 20 state meeting elections.

    Addressing a digital rally right here, Channi, who was once declared because the Congress’ leader ministerial face by means of birthday party chief Rahul Gandhi, alleged that the AAP gave tickets to no less than 40 individuals who have been denied a price tag by means of different events.

    “What sort of exchange do they wish to deliver right here? They’ve come right here to loot Punjab,” alleged Channi.

    “How can Kejriwal be an ‘aam aadmi’? He remains in large resorts right here, lives in large homes in Delhi. The Delhi leader minister attracts the easiest wage amongst all chef ministers within the nation,” he claimed.

    Channi accused the AAP of spending Rs 500 crore on commercials in Punjab.

    “From the place did this cash come? Did (AAP chief) Bhagwant Mann have such a lot cash? They were given the cash after looting Delhi and the following day they’re going to loot Punjab,” he additional alleged.

    Attacking Mann, who’s the AAP’s leader ministerial candidate, Channi mentioned he was once a “proxy”.

    “There’s a large distinction between operating a level and the state,” mentioned Channi as he took a swipe on the comedian-turned-politician Mann.

    Channi mentioned 700 farmers laid down their lives throughout farmers’ agitation towards the Centre’s 3 farm regulations and put the blame at the Bharatiya Janata Birthday party (BJP) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).

    “Who’s chargeable for this? It’s the BJP executive and SAD, which cleared the farm ordinances in addition to the AAP executive which notified (one) farm regulation. Now, they search votes right here,” mentioned Channi.

    Addressing the development, Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu mentioned he was once by no means after any publish throughout his 17-year-long political profession and wired that he sought after to beef up the lives of other people.

    Hailing Gandhi’s management, Sidhu mentioned it was once he who appointed a Dalit leader minister in Punjab.

    “These days, Punjab wishes new foundations. Stay Sidhu as the primary brick of that basis,” he mentioned pointing against Gandhi.

    Sidhu mentioned if he remained the Punjab Congress leader, then the posts of chairman of more than a few forums and companies shall be given to birthday party staff and no longer MLAs.

    “I can surrender the day this kind of publish is given to anyone else (than a birthday party employee). Employees are the spine of the birthday party,” he mentioned.

    Previous, former PPCC leader Sunil Jakhar alleged that the SAD, BJP and AAP are hand-in-glove and their purpose was once to grasp energy.

    “Even after 700 farmers sacrificing their lives other people do not remember the fact that all 3 events are hand-in-glove, then I might really feel the farmers’ sacrifice went in useless,” mentioned Jakhar.

    At the Sanyukt Samaj Morcha, a political entrance of farmer unions, combating the impending polls, Jakhar mentioned if the organisation’s resolution to contest advantages the AAP, SAD or BJP in an immediate or oblique manner, the households of the 700 farmers won’t ever forgive them.

    Hailing Gandhi’s management, he mentioned a pace-setter is understood by means of his braveness of conviction and there are not many leaders round who dare to do what they are saying.

    “Who made Channi CM? It’s Rahul. This is a ancient resolution of your political profession that you simply made an extraordinary individual from the Scheduled Castes neighborhood the manager minister,” Jakhar mentioned, pointing against Gandhi.

    “I’m an insignificant birthday party employee and no matter I’m is as a result of the birthday party. No matter resolution you are taking, we’re with you,” Jakhar mentioned in his speech sooner than Gandhi introduced Channi because the birthday party’s leader ministerial candidate.

  • Punjab polls: Rahul prone to announce CM face of Congress throughout digital rally in Ludhiana

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    CHANDIGARH: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi is prone to announce the Leader Ministerial candidate of the celebration for the approaching Punjab meeting elections throughout his digital rally in Ludhiana on February 6.

    A video has long past viral through which Punjab Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is heard telling this to his supporters throughout an election assembly at Chamkaur Sahib. “I will be able to be with Rahul Gandhi at a digital rally in Ludhiana on February 6 and there he’s anticipated to make the announcement of the CM face,” he mentioned.

    He instructed them to look at the digital rally and accordingly make preparations. This video went viral.

    This may be Rahul’s 2d consult with to Punjab after the announcement of the meeting elections after his previous consult with to Amritsar and Jalandhar. Within the digital rally in Jalandhar, he declared that on the request of each Navjot Singh Sidhu and Charanjit Singh Channi, a CM face shall be introduced quickly.

    Following this, the Congress has began taking comments from employees and electorate on who will have to be the celebration’s CM face. A pre-recorded message during the Interactive Voice Reaction Machine (IVRS) is being despatched out to cell numbers of electorate around the state, pronouncing, “Sat Sri Akal Ji. I’m calling on behalf of AICC, New Delhi. We’re searching for your comments for the number of the candidate for the put up of Punjab Leader Minister; Press 1 after the beep for Charanjit Singh Channi; Press 2 for Navjot Singh Sidhu; Press 3 if you’re feeling the Congress will have to pass with no CM face.”

    The celebration has already were given roughly 52 lakh responses from electorate during the IVRS machine until date. Additionally, comments is being taken from district presidents, block presidents, celebration applicants, AICC coordinators and survey groups unfold around the 117 meeting seats, mentioned resources.

    Each Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu have, immediately or not directly, made a case for themselves to be declared because the celebration’s candidate for the highest put up.

  • INTERVIEW | Our numbers is not going to come down, says Charanjit Singh Channi

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    As Punjab inches nearer to the Meeting election, the ruling Congress has been witnessing debates about whether or not the birthday party will have to announce a main ministerial candidate forward of the polls. Incumbent Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi tells Harpreet Bajwa that electorate within the state desire a CM face and he’s going to toughen whichever individual the birthday party publicizes for this activity. Excerpts:

    What are the probabilities of Congress preserving energy? What number of seats do you assume the birthday party will win?

    We will be able to retain the entire seats we gained within the ultimate election; our numbers is not going to come down.

    Your birthday party has been dealing with a large number of infighting and plenty of leaders have rebelled as they didn’t get tickets for themselves or for his or her close to and expensive ones. Don’t you assume this will likely hurt the birthday party’s possibilities?

    Other folks need tickets from the birthday party which is anticipated to get most seats and shape the following executive. When leaders don’t get tickets, some resentment is sure to occur however at some point of time it is going to be looked after out. There aren’t many rebels and we can pacify them.

    Many birthday party leaders and sitting MLAs have left and joined different events. Received’t this affect the consequences?

    The folk whom we denied tickets sought after to move elsewhere, so that they went. There can be no impact on us.

    Your hassle is preventing the election as an unbiased candidate from Bassi Pathana towards the professional candidate of the birthday party. Will you pass and marketing campaign for him?

    As each and every birthday party has the correct to battle the elections, each and every individual has additionally the correct to be within the fray. I’ve asked him to not battle the elections as an unbiased. I’m a disciplined soldier of the birthday party and won’t marketing campaign for him.

    The Congress top command needs the polls to be fought beneath collective management. Then why do you and Navjot Singh Sidhu have variations of opinion on stating a CM candidate?

    It’s the call for of the general public. All different events have declared their leader ministerial candidate. In Punjab, Meeting elections are fought on CM face as other folks vote for the CM face. Now the birthday party is taking the opinion of employees and the general public, and according to their comments a reputation can be introduced. Ultimate time the birthday party had introduced Capt Amarinder Singh as CM candidate.

    Who do you assume can be declared because the CM face of the birthday party?

    It’s for the birthday party top command and Rahul Gandhi to make a decision.

    If the birthday party initiatives Navjot Singh Sidhu because the CM candidate and ignores you, will you abide by means of the birthday party’s determination?

    I’ve already been advised that we’re preventing for Punjab and now not for ourselves. We’re with the individual whom the birthday party initiatives. Ultimate time it used to be Capt Amarinder Singh and we have been with him with center and soul. Now, whichever individual the birthday party makes the CM face we’re with that individual.

    Received’t a behind schedule announcement of CM face the birthday party possibilities?

    Ultimate time the CM face used to be declared fifteen days sooner than the election. We nonetheless have time.

    What are your feedback at the ED raids in reference to sand mining at more than a few puts, together with your nephew’s premises? Are you being focused?

    They (BJP) in conjunction with different events are focused on me and my circle of relatives. They need to end me off politically as we’re returning to energy once more. The cash used to be recovered from elsewhere. It had not anything to do with me however my footage have been flashed. The AAP put my footage with the seized cash. We’re submitting a defamation case towards Arvind Kejriwal and now we have already despatched a felony realize.

    Opposition events had been accusing that sand mining is being carried out beneath your patronage?

    It’s all false propaganda to malign my symbol. I’ve been preventing towards sand mining for a protracted. The sand, which used to be being offered at ₹22 in step with cubic ft on the quarry now prices most effective ₹5.50. I’ve additionally introduced that if anyone proves that sand isn’t being offered at this worth, they are going to be given ₹25,000 rewards. The opposition is now taking part in politics in this factor.

    Who do you assume is your primary opponent within the election — AAP or SAD?

    As of now there is not any unmarried competitor. All events are doing their campaigning.

    Do you assume farmers’ access into politics will have an effect on Congress?

    Everybody has a proper to battle elections in a democratic machine.

    You have been the primary SC Leader Minister of Punjab. Do you assume that with the state having a 32 in step with cent SC inhabitants, they are going to vote for congress?

    I don’t glance and assume from this perspective. We’re a mundane birthday party. The deficient and heart magnificence will have to get their rights, everybody will have to be equivalent.

    As SAD has already tied up with BSP, don’t you assume votes can be divided?

    The SAD-BSP alliance is a mismatch. The Akali Dal gave the BSP 20 seats and of those, on 13 seats, Akali leaders are preventing the election. The SAD has betrayed BSP, it is going to hurt the SAD.

    For the primary time, there can be a five-corned contest as there are Congress, AAP, SAD-BSP, BJP-Punjab Lok Congress and SAD (Sanyukt), farmers and different events. Don’t you assume this will likely minimize the Congress votes?

    It’ll most effective receive advantages Congress as all our rival votes can be divided.

    Do you assume the Punjab Lok Congress tie-up with BJP and SAD (Synskut) can have any impact at the floor?

    They are going to now not have any impact in anyway at the floor. There is not any impact of the BJP in any respect within the state. The saffron birthday party is not going to even get a unmarried seat.

    You are saying that you’re a not unusual guy (aam aadmi) and also you undertaking your self like that. Will this lend a hand because the AAP claims you’re a ‘replica aam aadmi’?

    How can I be a replica aam aadmi? I come from the grassroots as I used to be born in a deficient circle of relatives and raised in a village. I fought elections in school and was a councillor thrice, two times president of municipal committee and thrice MLA. I’m a Punjabi, Kejriwal is an intruder.

    How do you view the efficiency of AAP? It’s projected that they are going to get most seats?

    The AAP creates hue and cry each and every time and within the ultimate election too they did the similar. This time their seats can be a lot lower than ultimate time. Day-to-day they’re going down.

    Opposition alleges that you’ve made bulletins value hundreds of crores however nearly there is not any cash with the federal government, and they’re simply mere bulletins

    We carried out all bulletins we made. Energy expenses have been waived, energy tariff used to be lowered, petrol and diesel charges have been lowered, and many others. The entire bulletins made by means of us had been carried out. Let the opposition indicate which announcement has now not been carried out, I can give them the entire info.

    Do you assume that the narrative has modified after High Minister Narendra Modi’s consult with to Punjab as he used to be stopped and later he stated ‘Say thank you for your leader minister that I may just go back alive until Bathinda Airport’? Will the votes get polarised in BJP’s favour?

    The votes gets polarised however towards the BJP. That used to be a conspiracy to defame Punjab and so they may just now not achieve that, as we have been transparent and true from our center.

    It’s regularly heard that you simply don’t dangerous mouth any of your fighters. Why so?

    It will depend on one’s nature, I keep certain since my adolescence as there is not any negativity in me.

    What are the achievements of your executive within the 111 days in administrative center as you could have issued greater than 100 orders?

    We’re projecting the paintings carried out by means of our executive in 111 days as round 150 notifications had been made. Electrical energy and water fees slashed down, petrol and diesel costs minimize down, ₹5 lakh every to gaushalas, analysis centres on Ramayana, Bhagwat Gita and Guru Ravidas, a cutting-edge museum after Bharat Ratna Baba Sahib Dr BR Ambedkar at a value of ₹100 crore. We now have carried out paintings.

    What do you assume that you must now not do whilst in administrative center? As you could have indexed achievements of your 111 days what’s your greatest feel sorry about?

    No paintings used to be omitted however the Punjab Governor didn’t transparent the record of regularisation of 36,000 workers operating on an advert hoc foundation and stored it pending. It used to be a political conspiracy between BJP and SAD. A legislation has been made to transparent the problem and it is going to be carried out sooner or later.

    Why are you preventing from two constituencies?

    It’s the determination of the birthday party top command. They’ve given me a price tag from Bhadaur (SC) and advised me to battle from this seat additionally. I can abide by means of the birthday party’s directive. This isn’t a brand new precedent as within the ultimate election Capt Amarinder Singh fought from Patiala (City) and Lambi. I can be preventing from Chamkaur Sahib as it’s my conventional seat. I can once more win it by means of a comfy margin. The folk of Badhaur have been very excited after they got here to grasp I used to be fielded from that seat.

  • Badal’s personal tractors, Sukhbir has horses and guns

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    CHANDIGARH: Each former leader minister Parkash Singh Badal and his son Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal personal most effective tractors and no vehicles. 

    As consistent with the affidavit, Sukhbirl has horses value Rs 95.82 lakh, two guns valued at Rs 3 lakh and immovable houses value Rs 52.95 crore have been a part of the overall property of Rs 122.77 crore. The 59-year-old Sukhbir Singh Badal has two tractors (Tractor Tafe, Fashion 1999 and tractor Holland 5500) value Rs 2.38 lakh in his identify and gold jewelry value Rs 9 lakh, his spouse Harsimrat Kaur Badal has gold jewelry value Rs 7.24 crore. Whilst she additionally has one weapon value Rs 1.25 lakh and art work value Rs 3.40 lakh.

    Amongst his immovable houses, Sukhbir owns agricultural, non-agricultural land and industrial houses in Muktsar, Sirsa (Haryana), Ganganagar (Rajasthan), Ludhiana and Jalandhar. He has a 2,225 sq. yards residential space in Sector 9 of Chandigarh with a marketplace worth of Rs 23.72 crore. His liabilities together with financial institution loans and many others are value Rs 37.62 crore.

    Additionally, former leader minister Parkash Singh Badal father of Sukhbir Badal who filed his nomination papers from Lambi has one tractor most effective. He has proven property value Rs 15.11 crore of those Rs 2.71 crore liabilities and Rs 8.40 crore portable property and Rs 6.71 crore immovable. Whilst final time his property have been Rs 14.48 crore.

    The 94-year-old Badal filed his nomination from his house turf of Lambi and thus he turned into the oldest candidate within the electoral fray within the nation, as that is his 13th meeting election. Badal used to be the youngest sarpanch when he were given elected from Badal village in 1947 and in 1970 he turned into the youngest Leader Minister and in 2012 he turned into the oldest CM.

    Whilst Punjab Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi filed his nomination papers from the Bhadaur (SC) seat, after submitting his nomination papers, Channi stated, “I’ve include a undertaking in Malwa (area),” he stated, including that this space is backward when it comes to building. Additionally, former Leader Minister Capt Amarinder Singh filed his nomination from Patiala (City).

  • Punjab Polls: Charanjit Singh Channi has property price Rs 9.44 crore

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    CHANDIGARH: Punjab Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has property price Rs 9.44 crore, in keeping with his ballot affidavit filed on Monday.

    Channi on Monday filed his nomination papers from Bhadaur seat in Barnala district. The Congress has fielded Channi from two Meeting segments, the opposite being Chamkaur Sahib.

    Consistent with his election affidavit, Channi (58) owns an SUV, Toyota Fortuner, price Rs 32.57 lakh whilst his spouse, who’s a physician, has two cars price Rs 45.99 lakh.

    Channi, who’s the primary Dalit leader minister of Punjab, has proven his portable and immoveable property, together with the ones of spouse, price Rs 2.62 crore and Rs 6.82 crore, respectively.

    He has agricultural, non-agricultural land and industrial belongings at Kharar in Mohali and Rupnagar, in keeping with his affidavit.

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    There’s one residential space with 14,062 sq. ft of house in Morinda in Channi’s identify and every other residential belongings with 13,500 sq. ft of house at Kharar in Mohali in his spouse’s identify, as consistent with the affidavit.

    Each Channi and his spouse’s overall liabilities, together with a automotive mortgage, stand at Rs 88.35 lakh, as consistent with his affidavit.

    Channi has declared his overall source of revenue at Rs 27.84 lakh for 2020-21. Channi has declared trade as his occupation.

    He has completed BA, LLB from Panjab College, and MBA from Punjab Technical College and is now pursuing PhD from the PU, Chandigarh.

    Channi, who changed Amarinder Singh ultimate yr, is the primary leader minister of Punjab from the Scheduled Castes group.

  • Punjab polls: Cong fields CM Channi from two seats, replaces 3 MLAs

    By way of PTI

    CHANDIGARH: The Congress fielded Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi from a 2nd seat, Bhadaur (SC), within the Punjab Meeting polls and changed 3 MLAs because it launched its ultimate listing of 8 applicants on Sunday.

    The overall listing of applicants of Congress got here two days forward of the remaining date for submitting nominations for the February 20 election.

    The ruling celebration within the state has now introduced applicants on all 117 seats.

    The announcement to box Channi from a 2nd seat comes days after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi stated the celebration would cross to the Punjab polls with a primary ministerial face and the verdict on this regard can be taken quickly after consulting the employees.

    AAP nationwide convenor Arvind Kejriwal took a jibe at Channi, announcing he had identified that in keeping with his celebration’s survey, the executive minister would lose the electoral fight from the Chamkaur Sahib (SC) seat, which he these days represents within the Meeting.

    “I had stated that in keeping with our survey, Channi is shedding from Chamkaur Sahib. As of late, Congress introduced that he’ll contest the polls from two seats. Does it imply that the survey is true?” Kejriwal wrote on Twitter.

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    The Congress has fielded former Union minister and previous Chandigarh MP Pawan Bansal’s son Manish Bansal from the Barnala Meeting seat. The celebration has fielded former Patiala mayor Vishnu Sharma from the Patiala City seat.

    Former leader minister Amarinder Singh will even contest the polls from Patiala City. Sharma rejoined the Congress this month. He was once the Patiala mayor from 2002 to 2007, when Congress was once in energy within the state.

    From Jalalabad, the place the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has fielded its president Sukhbir Singh Badal, the Congress has nominated two-time former MP Mohan Singh Phalianwala. The seat is these days represented within the Meeting through Congress MLA Raminder Awla.

    Awla was once learnt to were in quest of the celebration price tag from Guruharsahai. Then again, in its earlier listing of applicants, Congress fielded Vijay Kalra from the seat. The celebration has fielded Channi from the Bhadaur (SC) seat in Barnala district.

    The executive minister was once previous nominated from the Chamkaur Sahib (SC) seat, which he has been representing within the Meeting since 2007.

    By way of fielding Channi from Bhadaur, the Congress is eying electoral positive factors within the politically-significant Malwa area, which has a excellent presence of Dalits, along with their focus within the Doaba house.

    The celebration would additionally hope to test the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration’s (AAP) affect within the Sangrur-Barnala belt through fielding Channi from Bhadaur.

    Particularly, Punjab has a 31.94 in line with cent Scheduled Caste (SC) inhabitants. Channi, who changed Amarinder Singh remaining yr, is the primary SC leader minister of Punjab.

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    Previous, his identify was once doing the rounds for being fielded from the Mehal Kalan (SC) seat in Barnala. Revolt AAP chief Pirmal Singh is the present Bhadaur MLA. The AAP has fielded Labh Singh Ugoke from the seat.

    Barnala district has 3 Meeting segments — Barnala, Mehal Kalan, and Bhadaur — which fall beneath the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency, State AAP president, and the celebration’s leader ministerial face within the upcoming polls Bhagwant Mann is the MP from Sangrur.

    The Congress has denied a price tag to its MLA Tarsem Singh DC from Attari. It has fielded Tarsem Singh Sialka from the seat. The celebration has additionally denied tickets to Nawanshahr MLA Angad Saini and has fielded Satbir Singh Saini in his position.

    Angad Saini had just lately stated his allegiance to Congress can’t be doubted and his spouse’s defection to the Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP) is inconsequential to his loyalty to his constituents. His spouse Aditi Singh is an MLA from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. She joined the BJP after quitting Congress remaining yr.

    From Khemkaran, the celebration has retained the present MLA, Sukhpal Singh Bhullar. It has fielded Ishwarjot Singh Cheema from Ludhiana South.

  • Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi is shedding from Chamkaur Sahib, claims Arvind Kejriwal

    By way of PTI

    CHANDIGARH: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday mentioned Punjab Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi will face defeat from his Chamkaur Sahib seat within the subsequent month state meeting polls as he cited some survey to corroborate his declare.

    The Delhi Leader Minister additional mentioned that “individuals are stunned” to look the seizure of crores of rupees from Channi’s nephew throughout the new Enforcement Directorate raids.

    “Our survey is appearing that Channi ji is shedding from Chamkaur Sahib. Persons are stunned to look on TV the ED officials counting bundles of notes,” mentioned Kejriwal in a tweet.

    Channi will struggle the February 20 state meeting polls from the Chamkaur Sahib seat.

    The Aam Aadmi Celebration has been attacking Channi ever because the ED performed raids at many puts together with on the premises of Channi’s nephew.

    Kejriwal had on Wednesday mentioned Channi isn’t a not unusual guy however a “cheating guy” as he sought to nook the Congress chief over the ED raids.

    The AAP convenor thru his remark had sought to focus on the typical guy symbol, which Channi has attempted to domesticate following his elevation as the executive minister remaining yr.

    “Channi aam aadmi nahi, baiman aadmi hai (Channi isn’t a not unusual guy, he’s a unethical guy),” Kejriwal had tweeted in Hindi attacking the CM on Wednesday.

    AAP chief Raghav Chadha on Thursday had requested Channi to give an explanation for the restoration of large sums of money seized throughout the ED raids from the premises connected to his relative.

    The ED on Wednesday had mentioned it seized money amounting to over Rs 10 crore, together with about Rs 8 crore from a relative of Channi, throughout raids carried out in reference to an anti-money laundering investigation in opposition to unlawful sand-mining operations within the poll-bound state.

    In a remark, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had mentioned “incriminating” paperwork associated with “unlawful” sand mining and belongings transactions, cellphones, gold price greater than Rs 21 lakh and a Rolex watch price Rs 12 lakh have been additionally seized throughout the searches that ended on Wednesday.

    Particularly, Channi on Wednesday had accused the BJP-led central govt of hatching a conspiracy to lure him within the case wherein raids have been carried out by means of the ED at many puts in Punjab.

    The Congress on Thursday had complained to the Election Fee of India (ECI), searching for stern motion in opposition to the ED officers for sporting out “unlawful and malafide” raids to defame Channi and the incumbent state govt.

  • Punjab minister Brahm Mohindra bats for Channi as CM face

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    CHANDIGARH: Punjab minister and Congress chief Brahm Mohindra on Wednesday stated the celebration will have to claim its CM face for subsequent month’s state Meeting polls whilst stressing that Charanjit Singh Channi has proved himself within the function in simply 3 months.

    The native our bodies minister stated the Congress Celebration had set the custom of mentioning its leader ministerial candidate forward of the elections in 2012 and 2017.

    “It will have to proceed with that custom and announce the candidate quicker than later,” he stated in a commentary.

    “There will have to now not be any confusion within the celebration about saying the manager ministerial candidate when there may be already one that proved himself past everyone’s expectancies,” Mohindra stated.

    Mohindra stated it has change into all of the extra vital when the Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) has introduced Bhagwant Mann as its CM candidate and Shiromani Akali Dal-Badal has already been projecting Sukhbir Singh Badal.

    “Beneath such instances, the Congress Celebration can’t manage to pay for to go away any vacuum as it may end up destructive to the celebration’s pursuits”, he stated.

    “That too when we now have a ways better option than others, attempted and examined,” he stated.

    A couple of days in the past, Cupboard minister Rana Gurjeet Singh had asserted that Channi had carried out an “exceedingly remarkable process” throughout simply 3 months.

    He had stated that elevating a query mark about his continuation because the CM after celebration comes again to energy can end up to be suicidal.

    “The problem of leader ministership was once already settled for the Congress in Punjab 3 months again and there is not any want for any longer debates or discussions about it,” Rana had stated in a commentary.

    He had regretted that complicated indicators had been being circulated in regards to the destiny of the manager minister when he’s main from the entrance and that too when elections had already been introduced.

  • ED raids: Opposition hits out at Channi; Congress backs Punjab CM

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    NEW DELHI: Senior Congress chief and Chief of Opposition within the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge got here out in toughen of Punjab Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday over the ED raids in opposition to his relations and mentioned this “vendetta” will lend a hand the celebration emerge victorious within the upcoming state Meeting polls.

    “ED raids at the relations of Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi display how unnerved the BJP is ready a appearing and fashionable Dalit CM,” he wrote on Twitter.

    “Other folks of Punjab are ready to show BJP and their B-teams a befitting lesson. Such vendetta will handiest result in a landslide victory for Congress in Punjab,” Kharge mentioned.

    Previous, former Congress leader Rahul Gandhi mentioned ED raids had turn out to be the BJP’s favorite weapon because it had issues to cover.

    “Carrying out an ED raid is BJP’s favorite weapon as a result of they themselves have issues to cover. Now not everyone seems to be such as you. We’ve got #NoFear.#BJPFakeRaid,” he had mentioned in a tweet on Tuesday.

    The Congress had dubbed the raids as “pretend raids” to intimidate the celebration within the run-up to the February 20 Punjab polls, however had asserted that neither the celebration nor Channi can be cowed down by way of such strikes.

    It had additionally alleged that the ED raids have been an attack on Punjab and Punjabiyat, whilst claiming that Channi’s relations had not anything to do with the accused within the case.

    The ED on Wednesday mentioned it has seized money amounting to over Rs 10 crore, together with about Rs 8 crore from a relative of Channi, all over raids performed in reference to an anti-money laundering investigation in opposition to unlawful sand-mining operations in poll-bound Punjab.

    In a commentary, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) mentioned “incriminating” paperwork associated with “unlawful” sand mining and belongings transactions, cell phones, gold price greater than Rs 21 lakh and a Rolex watch price Rs 12 lakh have been additionally seized all over the searches that ended on Wednesday.

    Opposition events on Wednesday centered the Congress executive in Punjab over the ED raids and demanded Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s resignation following the seizure of money from the premises connected to a relative of the CM.

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids have been performed in reference to an anti-money laundering investigation in opposition to unlawful sand-mining operations within the poll-bound state.

    Money amounting to over Rs 10 crore, together with about Rs 8 crore from a relative of Channi, used to be seized by way of the ED all over the raids.

    BJP nationwide normal secretary Tarun Chugh demanded Channi’s resignation “for patronising his members of the family in clandestine sand-mining within the state”.

    In a commentary, Chugh alleged, “The ED raids have established that the Congress has been operating sand mafias within the state underneath the nostril of the executive minister”.

    Chugh debunked the executive minister’s argument that it used to be Centre’s retaliation in opposition to the safety breach in Ferozepur all over Top Minister Narendra Modi’s contemporary seek advice from, pronouncing the case used to be registered in 2018 after due inquiry when the Congress used to be in energy within the state.

    “The ED has handiest finished an investigation in a long-standing case,” mentioned Chugh.

    The restoration of large sums of cash from the premises connected to the executive minister’s nephew proves his involvement within the unlawful sand-mining, he added.

    “The manager minister will have to personal the ethical accountability of the case and surrender from his publish,” Chugh demanded.

    Talking to the media in Amritsar, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal mentioned, “Recoveries of crores of rupees in money made by way of the ED from the home of leader minister Channi’s nephew has vindicated our accusation that Channi is a part of the the most important sand-mining mafia within the state”.

    Now, Channi has no proper to stick on as the executive minister and will have to in an instant surrender from the publish.

    Aam Aadmi Celebration chief and celebration’s co-in-charge of Punjab Raghav Chadha too accused Channi of being excited by unlawful sand-mining.

    Chadha mentioned he had ultimate month “uncovered” how unlawful sand-mining used to be happening in Channi’s Meeting constituency Chamkaur Sahib, however the leader minister did not anything.

    Channi has refuted the claims made by way of the AAP chief.

    Focused on the typical guy symbol which Channi has attempted to domesticate following his elevation as the executive minister ultimate yr, Chadha mentioned, “Leader Minister Channi and his relations have earned crores of rupees from their affiliation with sand mafia. He (Channi) pretends to be a commonplace guy however will have to resolution the place did his relations were given such a lot cash from?”.

    “If this sort of large quantity is located from Channi’s nephew’s space, it’s tough to bet what number of crores would had been seized if the raid used to be performed on the leader minister’s space” Chadha mentioned.

    “What number of of his (Channi) relations has he made millionaires?” he mentioned.

    In the meantime, Channi has dubbed the raids on the homes and places of work of his nephew to probe cash laundering allegations connected to the 2018 unlawful sand-mining case as “vendetta politics”.

    He mentioned his nephew used to be no longer even booked within the three-year-old case.

    The Congress chief has accused the BJP-led central executive of hatching a conspiracy to entice him within the case wherein raids have been performed by way of the ED at many puts in Punjab.