Sunil Jakhar takes dig at Congress’s decision to field Channi as CM: ‘His greed pulled party down’

Congress leaders Sunil Jakhar (left) and Charanjit Channi

Congress leader Sunil Jakhar on Monday, March 14, slammed his party’s decision to announce Charanjit Singh Channi as the chief ministerial candidate in Punjab.

Ridiculing the Congress’s decision to field Channi as the CM candidate, Jakhar tweeted: “An asset – r u joking ? Thank God he [Channi] wasn’t declared a ‘National Treasure’ at CWC by the ‘Pbi’ lady who proposed him as CM in first place.”

An asset – r u joking ?

Thank God he wasn’t declared a

‘National Treasure’

at CWC by the ‘Pbi’ lady who proposed him as CM in first place

May be an asset for her but for the party he has been only a liability. Not the top brass,but his own greed pulled him and the party down pic.twitter.com/Lnf6vJgRzF

— Sunil Jakhar (@sunilkjakhar) March 14, 2022

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He seemed to refer to a news piece, a clipped version of which he attached to his post.

“May be an asset for her but for the party he has been only a liability. Not the top brass,but his own greed pulled him and the party down,” he added.

Jakhar also tweeted a picture of Channi with a headline, reading: “ED seizes Rs 10 crore from Channi’s nephew; CM cries foul”.

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had declared Charanjit Singh Channi as the party’s chief ministerial pick for the upcoming Punjab Assembly election during his visit to Ludhiana on February 6. Sunil Jakhar, a former Punjab Congress president, quit active electoral politics the same day.

However, the Congress’s decision to field Channi as the CM candidate in Punjab fell flat on its face as Channi lost both his seats — Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur — to the Aam Admi Party. The party wanted to ensure Channi’s win on at least one seat, but that did not happen.

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