Give Channi 5 yrs: Rahul to PB voters

Chandigarh: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday urged voters of Punjab to give five years to Charanjit Singh Channi, whom he called a dynamic leader, by ensuring that the party retains power in the state.

Gandhi also attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on several issues and asserted that it was the Channi-led 111-day government which has taken several “pro-people” decisions.

Addressing a poll rally at Bassi Pathana, 35 km from here, Gandhi said the chairmanships of several boards and corporations in the state will be given to Congress workers and not to the sons of legislators, if his party returns to power after the February 20 assembly polls.

Gandhi also questioned the silence of AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal over the recent accusation of former party leader Kumar Vishwas who accused the Delhi chief minister of supporting separatists in Punjab.

Other Congress leaders, including Punjab unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, too have sought a clarification from Kejriwal over the matter. AAP leader Raghav Chadha has described Vishwas’ allegation as “malicious, unfounded and fabricated.”

During the rally, Gandhi said, Kejriwal has not uttered a single word about the accusation levelled by Vishwas and asked the AAP leader to answer whether his former colleague’s claim was true or false.