Sunil Jakhar hits out at party leader for calling Charanjit Channi an asset, calls him a liability

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 14

Congress leader Sunil Jakhar has hit out at the leader(s) who described Punjab’s former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi as an asset while reviewing party debacle at CWC meeting in New Delhi on Sunday.

An asset - r u joking ?

Thank God he wasn’t declared a
‘National Treasure'
at CWC by the 'Pbi' lady who proposed him as CM in first place

May be an asset for her but for the party he has been only a liability. Not the top brass,but his own greed pulled him and the party down pic.twitter.com/Lnf6vJgRzF

— Sunil Jakhar (@sunilkjakhar) March 14, 2022

Jhakkar described Channi as a liability who pulled down the party. He also targeted senior party leader Ambika Soni without taking her name.

The Congress leader was referring to news reports that during a discussion on the Congress’ defeat in Punjab polls in Sunday’s CWC meeting in New Delhi, it was discussed how the state leadership of the party failed to support outgoing chief minister Channi—an “asset” created by the party’s central leadership.

“An asset - r (are) u (you) joking ? Thank God he wasn’t declared a ‘National Treasure’ at CWC by the ‘Pbi’ lady who proposed him as CM in first place. May be an asset for her but for the party he has been only a liability,” said Jakhar in a tweet.

“Not the top brass, but his own greed pulled him and the party down,” said Jakhar.

Jakhar also highlighted the Enforcement Directorate raid on Channi’s nephew in a money laundering case related to illegal mining in the state as he tweeted a picture of Channi with the headline—“ED seizes Rs 10 crore from Channi’s nephew; CM cries foul”.

The Aam Aadmi Party romped home by winning 92 seats in the 117-member Punjab assembly.

The Congress was routed in the elections and could win only 18 seats. (With PTI inputs)

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