Punjab News:AAP Karyakartas Show Black Flags To Charanjit Singh Channi’s ‘Cycle Yatra’ At Chamkaur Sahib & Samrala, Expose Congress’ Hypocrisy

Charanjit Singh Channi Silent On Assault Of Dalit Leader Ranjit Singh Tarkhan Majra, Yet Staging Drama In Name Of ‘Jawani Sambhal Yatra’: Jasvir Singh Garhi

Congress Has No Moral Right To Speak About Punjab’s Youth When It Cannot Ensure Dignity & Justice For Dalits Within Its Own Party: Jasvir Singh Garhi

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday held strong protests against Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi’s ‘Jawani Sambhal Yatra’ at Chamkaur Sahib and Samrala, with party leaders and volunteers showing black flags and raising slogans against the Congress leadership. AAP leaders said that Charanjit Singh Channi, who had pushed Punjab’s youth towards drugs during his tenure, was now staging a political drama in the name of safeguarding their future while remaining silent on the assault on Dalit leader Ranjit Singh Tarkhan Majra at Congress Bhawan.

Addressing the media during the protest at Chamkaur Sahib, AAP Candidate from Chamkur Sahib Jasvir Singh Garhi said, “The Congress party has always discriminated against Dalits and backward communities. Ranjit Singh Tarkhan Majra was assaulted at Congress Bhawan, but no action has been taken in his case to date. The Disciplinary Committee issued a notice on November 1, and even a week after the notice expired, the Congress leadership has failed to act.”

The AAP candidate from Chamkur Sahib said, “Charanjit Singh Channi has made a deeply disappointing statement by asking why Ranjit Singh Tarkhan Majra did not hit back with four punches. What kind of rule does Charanjit Singh Channi want in Punjab? Does Charanjit Singh Channi not believe in the Constitution of Babasaheb Ambedkar? Does Charanjit Singh Channi want an eye for an eye and a punch for a punch? Such a statement from a former Chief Minister is extremely immature and irresponsible.”

He further said, “The Congress party cannot escape accountability by describing this incident as an internal family dispute. If it is an internal family dispute, why has Ranjit Singh Tarkhan Majra’s grievance not been addressed to date? Why has the SC/ST case been withheld? Even today, during Charanjit Singh Channi’s rally, associates of Barinder Dhillon made obscene gestures towards members of the Dalit community. Is this how the Congress leadership respects Dalits?”

Taking a dig at Charanjit Singh Channi’s position within the Congress, Jasvir Singh Garhi said, “Charanjit Singh Channi himself is a helpless and powerless leader. When Charanjit Singh Channi organised a cycle march carrying his own photograph, the Congress high command twisted his arm and instructed him to put up photographs of Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Raja Warring, Partap Singh Bajwa and Pargat Singh as well.”

The AAP leader added, “Today, Charanjit Singh Channi is not even getting a chair on the stage. Sometimes Charanjit Singh Channi is seen standing at the back, and at other times sitting on the armrest of a chair. Charanjit Singh Channi should clearly tell the people of Punjab that he is not a leader who genuinely represents the interests and dignity of Dalits.”

At Samrala, AAP leaders and volunteers also staged a strong protest against Charanjit Singh Channi’s ‘Jawani Sambhal Yatra’ under the leadership of SC Wing District President Jaspreet Singh Bija. They showed black flags to Congress leaders and raised slogans against the party.

AAP leaders at Samrala said, “A person who cannot even protect the dignity of a Dalit leader at his own party office should be ashamed of taking out a ‘Jawani Sambhal Yatra’ in Punjab. Before lecturing Punjab’s youth about their future, Charanjit Singh Channi and the Congress leadership must answer why justice has not been delivered to Ranjit Singh Tarkhan Majra.”

They added, “The Congress leadership’s silence on the assault exposes its hypocrisy. The Congress party cannot claim to stand for social justice while failing to ensure dignity, respect and accountability for Dalits within its own organisation.”