Former Punjab Chief Minister and Congress Lok Sabha MP Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday, July 25, spoke on behalf of Amritpal Singh, jailed Lok Sabha MP from Khadoor Sahib and 'Waris Punjab De' leader, as he stressed that he was elected by 20 lakh people but is still “unable to represent them”. Charanjit Singh Channi also blamed the central government for an “undeclared emergency” in India.
“They are talking about emergency every day. But what about the undeclared emergency in the country today?… This is also an emergency, that a man who was elected as MP by 20 lakh people in Punjab is behind bars under the NSA. He is not able to present the views of the people of his constituency, here [in Lok Sabha]. This is also an emergency,” Channi said during a debate on the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha.
#WATCH | In the Lok Sabha, former Punjab CM and Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi speaks about 'Waris Punjab De' Chief and Independent MP for Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha seat Amritpal Singh.
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On the murder of Sidhu Moose Wala, Charanjit Channi said, “Today, a financial emergency has arisen in the country and the BJP is responsible for it. They talk about the Emergency of 1975, but what about today's undeclared Emergency in the country? It is also an emergency that Sidhu Moose Wala, one of the most famous singers of the country, has been murdered and his family has not got justice.”
Charanjit Channi also blamed the BJP government for calling farmers Khalistanis. “Farmers are called Khalistani when they raise demands which are not met. This is also an emergency,” he said. Channi said the government was ignoring the farmers' demands.
The former Punjab chief minister also alleged that the state was ignored in the 2024 budget. “It is not a budget to save the country, it is only to save their government. They have not addressed the floods in Punjab, have not increased wages and have ignored Punjab in this budget. Jalandhar has been declared a smart city but it still has dirty water and a significant drug problem,” he said.
