Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi
New Delhi: Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi said in the Lok Sabha on Thursday that keeping an elected MP in jail under the National Security Act is an ‘undeclared emergency’, to which the BJP reacted sharply, saying that Channi was referring to jailed extremist Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh and this proves that the Congress is with the Khalistanis. At the same time, the Congress distanced itself from the remarks of its MP Charanjit Singh Channi in reference to radical preacher Amritpal Singh and said on Thursday that this is his personal opinion and it is not the party’s stand.
Former Chief Minister Channi made this allegation
During the discussion on the budget in the Lok Sabha, former Punjab Chief Minister Channi alleged that the BJP people talk about the Emergency of 1975 but at present there is an ‘economic emergency’ and ‘undeclared emergency’ in the country. Referring to the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, he said, “It is an emergency that a Member of Parliament elected by 20 lakh voters in Punjab has been detained under the National Security Act (NSA). He cannot speak for the people of his constituency here. This is also an emergency.
BJP targeted Channi
Channi did not name anyone during this time, but BJP leaders claimed that the Congress MP was referring to Amritpal Singh, elected from Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha. Union Minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh said that the statements made by Congress MP Channi inside Parliament are unfortunate. He said, “Khalistanis who killed Indira Gandhi got open support from Channi today. This means that Congress is with the Khalistanis. This is an attack on the integrity of India. I say that action should be taken.
BJP sought answer from Congress
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said on ‘X’ that the Congress will have to answer whether the party supports the idea of Khalistan, which led to the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1984. He said, “Why does the Congress always support separatists and terrorists? Yakub, Afzal, 26/11 jihadis and now ‘K’ terrorists?”
BJP MP Dinesh Sharma demanded the expulsion of Channi from the Congress. He said, “Today Channi, who does not have the worth of a penny, is speaking in support of terrorists and glorifying them. He is working at the behest of anti-national elements from Canada. Channi also said in his speech in the Lok Sabha that thousands of farmers are called Khalistanis by the BJP, this is also an emergency.
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