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Punjab Congress leaders seek Channi as state chief; Randhawa meets Amit Shah

Punjab Congress leaders seek Channi as state chief; Randhawa meets Amit Shah

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Cracks in the Punjab Congress widened on Friday after a section of leaders, including current and past legislators, met at the house of former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi demanding that he be made the state party chief and the party’s central leadership rethink an organisational reshuffle it announced earlier this week . A section of leaders, including current and past legislators, met at the house of former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi demanding that he be made the state party chief. (Hindustan Times) Parallelly, a meeting between Gurdaspur Congress MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Union home minister Amit Shah in Delhi triggered widespread speculation, though both Randhawa and national-level Congress leaders said it was over security issues. Assembly elections are due in the Aam Aadmi Party-ruled state next year. Randhawa and Channi, currently the MP from Jalandhar, were made chairs of two of the new election-related committees announced by the party high command on Wednesday. ALSO READ | Punjab Congress dissent erupts over AICC list; Channi camp holds show of strength But the reshuffle …

Rumblings in Punjab Congress after Manish Tewari’s cryptic post on rejig

Rumblings in Punjab Congress after Manish Tewari’s cryptic post on rejig

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A Punjab Congress reshuffle ahead of state elections next year seems to have widened discontent within the party with some leaders, mostly on condition of anonymity, expressing unease over the manner in which the changes were made. The party claims that as Manish Tewari is a Chandigarh MP, it is part of a different set up and not Punjab’s organisation. (HT Photo/File) While retaining Amarinder Singh Raja Warring as the Punjab Congress president and Partap Singh Bajwa as the Leader of Opposition, the party high command on Wednesday also appointed chairpersons for key election-related committees and named three working presidents. A public reaction came in the form of a cryptic post on X by Lok Sabha lawmaker Manish Tewari, whose name did not figure in any of the appointments. “Wish I had an antidote for the insecurities of individuals and institutions!” Tewari said on Thursday, referring to his critics in the party. “Hai bada koi avgun usme jise koi hunar aave (A person who possesses a skill often has a major flaw),” he added in his …

Is Congress preparing for a Punjab shake-up? 66 leaders summoned to Delhi | Political Pulse News

Is Congress preparing for a Punjab shake-up? 66 leaders summoned to Delhi | Political Pulse News

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5 min readChandigarh, New DelhiJun 16, 2026 09:08 PM IST With factionalism in its Punjab unit threatening to derail the party’s Assembly election preparation, the Congress high command on Tuesday began a massive exercise to set its divided house in order. The party has summoned as many as 66 leaders from Punjab to Delhi to gauge whether the state unit needs to be restructured before the polls early next year. The exercise comes amid talk of the Assembly elections in Punjab being advanced. The BJP leadership has already directed its state units in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Goa to prepare for the possibility of Assembly elections being advanced by at least a month to avoid a scheduling clash with the Census enumeration exercise scheduled for February 2027. The Congress has set up a three-member panel headed by AICC treasurer Ajay Maken to prepare a report on the current political scenario in Punjab, including factionalism, and the Assembly elections. A final report is expected to be submitted by Saturday and is likely to influence decisions …

Cracks appear in Punjab Congress over calls for Dalit representation in party by Channi

Cracks appear in Punjab Congress over calls for Dalit representation in party by Channi

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An internal discord in the Punjab Congress came to the fore after a video of former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi surfaced on social media in which he could be heard seeking representation for Dalits in the party. The Jalandhar MP, however, asserted he did not speak against any particular caste or community, and that he was a victim of malicious propaganda on social media. While speaking during a meeting of the party’s Scheduled Caste (SC) wing in Chandigarh on Saturday (January 17, 2026), Mr. Channi said, “In Punjab, if you accept that there is a population of 35-38% [of Dalits], which is there, then why are we not getting representation.” He also said, “Punjab [Congress] president is from upper caste, CLP leader is from upper caste, women wing of Punjab Congress from upper caste, Punjab [Congress] general secretary from upper caste? Where do we go? Where will these people go?” Mr. Channi, a prominent party leader from the Dalit community, was accompanied in the meeting by Rajendra Gautam, the chairman of the All India …

Sidhu Moosewala’s brother’s first birthday celebration goes viral, fans laud him for…

Sidhu Moosewala’s brother’s first birthday celebration goes viral, fans laud him for…

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The family of late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala celebrated the joyous day of March 17 as his younger brother Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu turned one year old. The cheerful moment was attended by close friends and relatives including former Chief Minister of Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi who joined Sidhu’s parents in the celebration. The photos and videos of the birthday party instantly went viral on the internet, people are loving the cute, heartwarming moments featuring little Sidhu. Also Read – Amitabh Bachchan becomes one of India’s highest tax payers, Aamir Khan’s emotional moment with… Watch the video Also Read – Sidhu Moosewala’s parents blessed with a baby boy, fans of the deceased singer beam with joy; say ‘Welcome Back’ Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu was dressed in an adorable black kurta pajama paired with a beautiful pink turban. Following the cake cutting ceremony, former CM Channi was seen feeding cake to Shubhdeep while his parents Balkaur Singh and Charan Kaur were looking at him with pride. The family was happy celebrating the heartwarming moment with their little son …

Shashi Tharoor to head Standing Committee on External Affairs

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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. File | Photo Credit: PTI Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will head the Standing Committee on External Affairs while former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi will lead the Parliamentary panel on Agriculture. Two-time Koraput MP Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka will head the panel on Rural Development and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijay Singh will head the Standing Committee on Education. According to the sources, the Congress forwarded its choices for the four panels it is entitled to lead. It is learnt that among the one Standing Committee that comes under the Rajya Sabha’s ambit, the Congress wanted to the chair of the Home Panel, but the government refused. Instead, it offered the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment Forest and Climate Change, which senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh headed in the last Lok Sabha. The party, however, insisted on the Standing Committee on Education. Mr. Ramesh will now be a member of the committee that he had headed. With the Congress keeping social justice as the centrepiece of its 2024 …

Congress’s Charanjit Channi Gets Poll Body Notice Over J&K Attack “Poll Stunt” Remark

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One soldier was killed in action and four others were injured as terrorists ambushed an IAF convoy. Chandigarh: The Election Commission has issued a strict warning to Congress candidate from Jalandhar Charanjit Singh Channi for violating the Model Code of Conduct, an official said. Former Punjab chief minister Channi had called the Poonch terror attack, in which an IAF soldier was killed and four others were injured, a “poll stunt” meant to make the BJP win the Lok Sabha elections. A spokesperson from the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Punjab said Mr Channi was asked to explain by the district election officer-cum-deputy commissioner of Jalandhar. The EC has advised and warned Mr Channi against repeating such violations in the future and emphasised the importance of adhering to the MCC guidelines in letter and spirit, the spokesperson said. The commission found his response “unsatisfactory”, deeming it a violation of the MCC clause which provides – “Criticism of other political parties, when made, shall be confined to their policies and programme, record and work… …

Rajnath Singh slams Charanjit Singh Channi over remarks on Poonch terror attack

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Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh greets people during a public rally for the elections, in Kalahandi on Maya 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Taking strong exceptions to the remarks of former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on the recent terrorist attack in Poonch, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday accused the Congress of politicising armed forces. Addressing public rally in Bhawanipatna, district headquarter town of in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, Mr. Singh said, “Congress has always resorted to politics of negativity. Recently, a group of terrorists attacked our armed forces in Kashmir. Mr. Channi termed it as election stunt. Does it mean we orchestrated terrorist attack on our army?” “What do these people want to do with national security and country’s swabhiman [pride]? The terrorist attacks were carried out in almost all State of the country. After our government came, the terrorism nearly ended,” he said. “Now, there are stray incidents of incidents of terrorism. The attack in Kashmir was one of those terror incidents. One Indian Air Force personnel was killed. But, displaying …

Rajnath slams former Punjab CM Channi’s ‘election stunt’ remark on Poonch attack | Latest News India

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Bhubaneshwar: Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday came down heavily on former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, who alleged that the terrorist attack on the Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy at Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir was an election stunt.  Union defence minister Rajnath Singh (File Photo) Addressing a public gathering at Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi on Wednesday, Singh said, “Recently, a jawan of the Indian Air Force was martyred. But our jawan, displaying courage and valour, neutralised two terrorists immediately. Congress leader Charanjit Singhji Channi said that it (the terrorist act) was an election stunt. Will we get our army soldiers attacked? What are these people trying to do with the security and self-esteem of the nation? Congress has always been involved in negative politics.” Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! Channi on Sunday alleged that the terror attack on the IAF convoy was an “election stunt” and “orchestrated” by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to bolster its prospects …

PM Modi concerned over random terror attacks in Poonch-Rajouri sector | Latest News India

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New Delhi: While Congress leader and former chief minister of Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi called the terror attack in Poonch last Saturday as political stunt of the BJP during the 2024 election campaign, the Indian Army has confirmation that at least four groups of terrorists are operating in the Rajouri-Poonch sector and belong to different Pakistan based terror groups. An Indian Air Force vehicle convoy was attacked by terrorists in the Poonch district of J&K on Saturday.(ANI) The spray firing by terrorists on three vehicles of the IAF convoy using area weapons like assault rifles left one IAF corporal dead and four others injured, with the perpetrators managing to flee from the spot. The Rajouri-Poonch sector lying in close proximity to LoC has seen terror attacks on armed forces and civilians in the past three years with the terrorists belonging to the same region across the Line of Control. Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! Also Read | Channi calls Poonch …