The Congress on Thursday distanced itself from Lok Sabha MP and former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s comment allegedly supporting controversial MP Amritpal Singh, stating that his views don’t signify the stance of the get together.
“The views expressed by Charanjit Singh Channi, MP on Amritpal Singh are his personal, and don’t replicate in any approach the place of the Indian Nationwide Congress,” Jairam Ramesh mentioned in a publish on X.
The views expressed by Charanjit Singh Channi, MP on Amritpal Singh are his personal, and don’t replicate in any approach the place of the Indian Nationwide Congress
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) July 25, 2024
Congress statements got here following Channi’s comment on Thursday stating that the detention of an elected MP below the NSA signifies an “undeclared emergency” by the Centre, eliciting a powerful response from the BJP.
“That is additionally an emergency {that a} Member of Parliament elected by 20 lakh folks in Punjab has been detained below the NSA (Nationwide Safety Act) … He’s unable to talk about his constituency right here (in Parliament). That is additionally an emergency,” Channi mentioned.
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Though Channi didn’t specify any names, the BJP asserted that he was referring to the contentious Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh, who secured a victory within the Lok Sabha elections from the Khadoor Sahib constituency of Punjab with a margin of roughly 2 lakh votes.
BJP Ask Congress To Take away Him From Get together
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla lashed out at Channi over his comment stating that the Congress should reply whether or not the get together was in assist of the thought of Khalistan that led to the assassination of the then prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1984.
“Batting for separatist who needs tukde tukde of India? Rahul ji should reply – the thought of Khalistan that induced the assassination of PM Indira ji is being hailed !! Why does Congress at all times bat for separatists and terrorists? Yakub, Afzal, 26/11 jihadis, now Ok terrorists?” he wrote on his social media deal with X.
Congress MP and Former Punjab CM Channi bats for radical pro-Khalistan separatist Amritpal Singh.
Is that this Jai Sanvidhan? Batting for separatist who needs tukde tukde of India ?
Rahul ji should reply – the thought of Khalistan that induced the assassination of PM Indira ji is being… pic.twitter.com/j1MDq8s8QY
— Shehzad Jai Hind (Modi Ka Parivar) (@Shehzad_Ind) July 25, 2024
Union minister Giriraj Singh mentioned Congress MP Channi’s remarks made inside Parliament have been “unlucky”. “The Khalistani who assassinated Indira Gandhi has acquired open assist from Channi at this time, which implies the Congress is siding with the Khalistanis. That is an assault on the integrity of India…what can I say, I’ll say motion needs to be taken,” he mentioned, PTI reported.
Meantime, BJP MP Dinesh Sharma known as for the Congress to take away Channi from their get together. “Right now, Channi, who does not even have the standing of a ‘chavanni’ (a quarter-rupee coin), is talking in assist of terrorists and glorifying them. He’s working on the behest of anti-national parts from Canada,” he mentioned, PTI reported.
“The Congress ought to expel him, and if Congress does not take motion in opposition to him, it signifies that someplace Congress is in cahoots with these anti-social and anti-national parts,” he additionally mentioned.
Verbal Conflict Between Channi, Ravneet Singh Bittu
Channi accused the central authorities of imposing an “undeclared emergency” within the nation, resulting in a heated dialogue with the Union Minister of State for Railways and Meals Processing Industries, Ravneet Singh Bittu throughout a Lok Sabha debate, which resulted in a short adjournment.
The Lok Sabha session was adjourned for half-hour as a result of a verbal conflict between Channi and Ravneet Singh Bittu over private remarks, till 2 pm.
Throughout the Union Finances debate, Channi criticised the BJP authorities for labelling farmers as Khalistanis and neglecting Punjab on this yr’s finances. He said “It is not a finances to avoid wasting the nation, it is simply to avoid wasting their authorities. They have not addressed the floods in Punjab, have not raised wages, and have ignored Punjab on this finances. Jalandhar was declared a sensible metropolis, however it nonetheless has soiled water and a major drug drawback.”
Channi talked about the assassination of Bittu’s grandfather, former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, sparking a confrontation with Bittu, who not too long ago left Congress for the BJP. Bittu countered by making private remarks in opposition to Channi and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, inflicting an uproar.
Within the heated trade, Channi mentioned, “Your grandfather turned a martyr the day you left Congress.” Bittu retorted, “My grandfather sacrificed for the nation, not for Congress,” and known as Channi “probably the most corrupt particular person in Punjab.”