Charanjit Singh Channi's show-of-strength meeting has revived comparisons with Captain Amarinder Singh's troubled final years in the Punjab Congress. As factional politics resurfaces and speculation grows around senior leaders, the party once again faces questions over its internal unity ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.
State BJP leaders dismissed the comments as personal views, stating that any decision on alliances will be taken by the party’s central leadership.
Punjab can’t afford another dark era of terror, says former Chief Minister of the state.
The BJP leader said the apology by the said leader served no purpose as it had already caused immense damage to well-meaning people.
This denial from the former Congress leader comes amid reports that the Punjab Congress leadership is in talks with some of its former leaders for their homecoming ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
One would have thought that Singh’s 52 years of a political career is over. But here Captain Amarinder Singh in the BJP is to start again!
Many of his close aides and colleagues from the Congress including former Lok Sabha Member Sunil Jakhar have already joined the BJP.
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will join the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday.
The former CM also warned against the 'inexperience' of the new Punjab government and urged it to coordinate with the Union government and various security agencies.
It is unconstitutional and it is unacceptable, he said, while adding, "the way Kejriwal is running the government, he will run Punjab into the ground".
