Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is in the eye of the storm once again. A video of his has gone viral on social media platforms in which he is raising a xenophobic pitch against the people of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Delhi.
โDo not let โbhaiyyeโ from UP, Bihar and Delhi to settle in Punjab. โBhaiyyeโ from these states canโt come here and lord over us. Only Punjabi will rule the roost in Punjab,โ he said at an election rally.
What is even more surprising is the fact that the Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was present at the rally, cheered Channiโs xenophobic speech. While the Congress leaders โ Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka in particular โ talk about federalism and respecting regional sentiments, their actions belie their spiel. Instead of reining in their party leaders, they seem to egg them on.
Channi, who is the CM face of the Congress in Punjab, has a penchant for stirring hornetโs nest. Recently, in an interview with The New Indian, he had justified rampant conversions taking place in Punjab. In fact, he had blamed Sikhs for not giving โloveโ to their own people, which push them to convert to Christianity. His comment had sparked off a row, and a host of Sikh leaders had blasted him for his remarks.
Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Shahzad Poonawala posted a video on Twitter to condemn Channi and Priyanka Gandhi.
เคเคคเฅเคคเคฐ เคชเฅเคฐเคฆเฅเคถ เคเคพ เคฏเคน เค เคชเคฎเคพเคจ
divide and rule เคเฅ เคเคพเคเคงเฅ เคตเคพเคกเฅเคฐเคพ เคเฅ เคฆเฅเคเคพเคจ
เคเฅเคฒ เคเคฏเฅ เคชเฅเคฐเคฟเคฏเคเคเคพ โ เคฐเคพเคนเฅเคฒ เคเฅ เคเคพเคฐเคธเฅเคคเคพเคจ
เคฎเคพเคซเคผ เคจเคนเฅเค เคเคฐเฅเคเคพ เคนเคฟเคเคฆเฅเคธเฅเคคเคพเคจ pic.twitter.com/10c9NepXEUโ Shehzad Jai Hind (Modi Ka Parivar) (@Shehzad_Ind) February 16, 2022
The assembly elections in Punjab will take place on February 20.
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