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Who is Charanjit Singh Channi?
Early life and education
Charanjit Singh Channi's political career
He contested the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election from Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur legislative assembly constituencies, but lost both the seats to his opponents from the Aam Aadmi Party.
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Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi submitted Privilege Motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for posting expunged remarks made by Anurag Thakur
Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh clarified that his statement does not reflect the position of the Indian National Congress in any way
The Congress on Thursday distanced itself from Lok Sabha member Charanjit Singh Channi's remark on controversial MP Amritpal Singh
Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi Friday appeared before the Vigilance Bureau in connection with a disproportionate assets matter and was questioned by the officials for seven hours
Channi said, "The probe is totally political. Let them do what they want"
The vigilance bureau has been inquiring into allegations of Channi amassing assets disproportionate to his known source of income
The disgruntled Congress leader, whose decision comes during the party's three-day Chintan Shivir in Udaipur, went live on his Facebook page to make the announcement
I did not speak earlier but everybody has a right to speak and I say today that the Congress lost because of the five-year rule of the mafia raj, he added
Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh alias Honey was arrested in this case by the agency days before the February 20 Punjab Assembly polls
Bhupinder Singh alias Honey was arrested on the intervening night of February 3 and 4 by the ED, and as per rules, the agency had to file a chargesheet against him within 60 days.
Several Congress candidates on Tuesday blamed indiscipline in the party and its senior leaders, including Charanjit Singh Channi, for the crushing defeat in the Punjab Assembly polls
He slammed the CWC for trying to put the blame for the Congress defeat in Punjab on him instead of gracefully admitting their own blunders
The party won 92 seats in Punjab, decimating its closest rival Congress to form its government in the state with a three-fourth majority in the 117-member legislative assembly
Bhadaur AAP candidate Labh Singh Ugoke defeated Channi by a comprehensive margin of 37,558 votes
While AAP bagged three-fourth of the seats, the Congress won 18, SAD 3, BJP 2 and BSP 1
The Congress fielded Channi from two seats -- Chamkaur Sahib in Rupnagar and Bhadaur in Barnala, a move which showed how much the Congress was banking on him
The Congress' gamble of fielding Channi, a member of Scheduled Caste, from two seats failed to yield any positive results
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has lost the electoral battle to AAP's Labh Singh Ugoke from the Bhadaur seat in Barnala district.
The Aam Aadmi Party took a big lead in Punjab and was ahead in 79 seats out of 117 with several heavyweights, including CM Charanjit Singh Channi, trailing behind its nominees in many seats
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is trailing from Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur assembly seats, according to initial trends.