Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Charanjit Singh Channi is contesting from two seats as he is scared, and he will lose from both Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur, Aam Aadmi Party CM face Bhagwant Mann said in an exclusive interview in Dhuri on CNN- Told News18. Wednesday.
“Meanwhile, I have ‘Rangla Punjab’, a model full of happiness and glory, whose glimpses will be visible within three-four months of my becoming the chief minister,” he said.
Went on the campaign trail with CNN-News18 Value When he went from village to village of Dhuri, the assembly constituency from where Mann decided to contest after being declared the CM face of his party.
Targeting the Congress, he said, “The Congress was earlier doubting our election on the face of the CM. Now, they are saying that they will vote for their CM face as well. Congress is slowly learning politics from us, which is a good thing. Congress should make anyone its CM face, be it Charanjit Channi or Navjot Singh Sidhu, His government will not come to power, so we have no problem.”
He also hit out at Congress leader Sunil Jakhar’s remarks. ,Jakhar Said that most of the MLAs were in favor of giving him the chief minister’s post, but Channi was made the chief minister.
After Mann decided to contest spindleChanni, who comes under Sangrur parliamentary constituency, also announced that he would contest from Bhadaur seat in Sangrur apart from Chamkaur Sahib. This is seen as Channi’s attempt to challenge Mann’s hold on Sangrur.
“Channi is probably afraid that he will lose from Chamkaur Sahib, so he is fighting from two seats,” he said. In fact, he is losing from both Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur.
He challenged Channi to cite the work done by him in the 111 days of becoming the Chief Minister. “Tell them if any of their decisions have been implemented,” he said. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) found Rs 11 crore in cash and Rs 56 crore in illicit assets from Channi’s relatives. This result is in just 111 days. No one knows how much Congress has earned in 4.5 years.
Mann was confident that AAP would win the Punjab elections. “The mood is the same in Dhuri and across Punjab. Ask the people here, especially those women who have come in such large numbers from villages to interior areas. This is a sign that a big change is about to happen in Punjab in these elections. Ask the people and you will know whose government is coming to power,” Mann told CNN-News18.
He said that he has a ‘Rangla Punjab’ model for Punjab which will be full of joy, dance and smile. “I don’t want to make it California, London or Paris, but want to bring back the old Punjab of Bhangra, Gidda, Wrestling and Anand. We will bring back the industry in Punjab. Within three-four months of our government, you will get the range of Punjab. Glimpses will start appearing,” Mann said.
Rejecting the Congress’ charge that he was an alcoholic and not serious, he said, “Let the Congress first try to win a seat in Delhi.”
Mann said he has no advice for Navjot Singh Sidhu if the Congress doesn’t make him the CM face, because “his government is not coming to power anyway”.
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Mann said that his top priority would be to stop migration of youth of Punjab abroad and stop drug consumption. “The only solution is creating jobs. Youth go abroad because they cannot get jobs here. Those who cannot go, become victims of drugs. Have you ever heard of someone who works a job and gets addicted to drugs? We want to make our youth employment providers. Youth should get jobs according to their degree. We have to stop the brain drain,” Mann told CNN-News18.
Even as CNN-News18 finally dropped Mann’s campaign in the evening, he had three or four more villages to watch. He continued to charm the crowd again with his wit and scathing criticism of the government, telling people that the loud beep in the EVMs after voting for the AAP would actually be “the screams and screams of the Congress and the Akali Dal”.
After taking a dig at Parkash Singh Badal for entering the constituency at 94, he turned to the women: “The broom you use at home only cleans the verandahs, nooks and corners of your house . but sweep [you use] Will clean the mess of Punjab state on 20th February. Vote for change and for your children’s future.”
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