Will waive water & electricity bills of farmers, says Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi in first presser

The BJP alleged on Monday that the Congress has made Charanjit Singh Channi Punjab chief minister for a few months merely to grab Dalit votes as part of its conspiracy, and cited previous instances of the party giving the key position to a leader from the community only for a short tenure. 

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi will meet Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday. Amarinder earlier today skipped the oath taking ceremony of Channi. Captain had resigned from the top post on Saturday.

Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi said that the new Congress government will work as per the party's ideology. "The party is supreme, not the Chief Minister or the Cabinet," he said.

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced that the Congress government will waive water and electricity bills of farmers. He also urged the Centre to scrap the new farm bills. 

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, and party's state in charge Harish Rawat met the new CM Charanjit Singh Channi, and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and OP Soni who also took oath today.

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi will address a press conference today 

PM Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Charanjit Singh Channi on being sworn-in as Punjab’s Chief Minister. 

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu congratulate Charanjit Singh Channi on becoming the new Punjab Chief Minister.

Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and OP Soni were sworn in as Punjab Deputy Chief Ministers on Monday. 

Charanjit Singh Channi, a three-time MLA from Rupnagar's Chamkaur Sahib, on Monday took oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab. Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy at the Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh.

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has reached the Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh. Channi will take oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab shortly. 

Punjab CM designate Charanjit Singh Channi has reached Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh. Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu is also present at the Raj Bhawan. Channi will take oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab shortly.

Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will skip CM-designate Charanjit Singh Channi's swearing-in ceremony in Chandigarh. Channi will meet Captain after taking the oath. "Charanjit Channi will meet Captain Amarinder Singh in the afternoon," Congress MLA Kuldeep Singh Vaid told ANI.

Former Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Sunil Jakhar on Monday described Harish Rawat's statement that the upcoming state Assembly elections will be fought under the leadership of Navjot Singh Sidhu as "baffling". "On the swearing-in day of Sh @Charnjit_channi as Chief Minister, Mr Rawats’s statement that “elections will be fought under Sidhu”, is baffling. It’s likely to undermine CM’s authority but also negate the very ‘raison d’être’ of his selection for this position," he tweeted.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will attend the oath-taking ceremony of Charanjit Singh Channi as Punjab's new Chief Minister on Monday in Chandigarh. Charanjit Singh Channi is set to take oath at 11 am today as the 16th Chief Minister of the state.

Punjab CM designate Charanjit Singh Channi to meet Captain Amarinder Singh before the swearing-in ceremony. Channi will take oath at 11 am today. 

Charanjit Singh Channi was Technical Education Minister in the outgoing Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's cabinet. According to the official website of the Punjab Government, Channi remained Municipal Councilor for three terms and moved on to become the President of Municipal Council Kharar for a two-term. He was elected to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha from Chamkaur Sahib Consistency for the first time in 2007. He was elected to the assembly seat again in 2012 and then in 2017. In 2015, Channi was elected as Leader of the Opposition in the 14th Punjab Vidhan Sabha.  In 2017, he was appointed as the Cabinet Minister for Technical Education and Industrial Training, Employment Generation and also Science and Technology in the government of Punjab. 

Sukhjinder Randhawa and Brahm Mohindra have been appointed as the new Deputy Chief Ministers of the Punjab government, sources said on Monday morning. The two will take oath at 11 am along with Charanjit Singh Chani. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Punjab CM designate Charanjeet Channi paid obeisance at Gurudwara Shri Katalgarh Sahib. He will take oath at 11 am today. 

As per sources, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is unlikely to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Charanjit Singh Channi as Punjab's new Chief Minister on Monday in Chandigarh. They further informed that the gathering at the ceremony will be small and some other leaders will also not be attending. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Congress MLA Charanjit Singh Channi's appointment as the new CM comes in just months before the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections. Here are a few things to note about Punjab's first Dalit leader.