Chandigarh: Charanjit Singh Channi through his letter to the Governor Punjab Banwarilal Purohit, informed that in a meeting of the Congress Legislative Party held on Sunday, he was elected as the leader of the Congress Legislative Party in the Punjab Legislative Assembly.

Governor Punjab Purohit congratulated him and invited him to take oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab on September 20, 2021 at Punjab Raj Bhawan at 11am

Channi was accompanied by senior Congress leader Harish Rawat, PPCC President Navjot Sidhu, Cabinet Ministers Brahm Mohindra, Sukhjinder Randhawa, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Sukh Sarkaria and Aruna Chaudhary.

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Jalandhar: Welcoming elevation of Charanjit Singh Channi as first Dalit Chief Minister of state, former Punjab Minister and Chairman of Punjab Agro Industries Corporation S Joginder Singh Mann said that Congress has realised dream of Dr BR Ambedkar by giving first Dalit CM to state.

In a statement issued here today, Mann said that it is proud moment for underprivileged and weaker sections of society that one of them will head the government of state. He said that since ages these people have lived a life of agony but today with blessings of Dr Ambedkar around 40% populace of state has got the proud that Punjab will have a Dalit CM. He said that well learned and well educated Channi is the most suitable and best choice for this post.

He also said that Congress has a chequered history of empowering dalits by giving them due share in power. He said that while Babu Jagjivan Ram was made Union Defence Minister by Congress, Sardar Buta Singh and Sushil Kumar Shinde were made Home Ministers by Congress. He said now with  Channi’s elevation the dream of millions of SC brethren has been realised.

Jalandhar MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary also welcomed selection of Channi as Punjab Chief Minister.

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Chandigarh: The All India Congress Committee has on Sunday announced that Dalit leader Charanjit Singh Channi will be the new Chief Minister of Punjab.

This announcement comes a day after turmoil in Punjab politics that saw pulls and pressures from several claimants.

He was the leader of the opposition from 2015 until 2017 when Congress was voted to power.

Earlier, there were reports that the Congress high command has cleared the name of Sukhjinder Randhawa as the new CLP leader.

Formal announcement after a while, said party sources.

However, Harish Rawat, the AICC General Secretary in charge of Punjab, made a formal announcement on Sunday evening.

He is the MLA from the Chamkaur Sahib Assembly Constituency. Earlier, he was accused of sending lewd messages to a female IAS officer.

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