Charanjit Singh Channi takes oath as CM of Punjab

20 Sep 2021 Evaluate

Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi today took oath as the 16th Chief Minister (CM) of Punjab. He is the first Dalit to hold this post in the state. Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered oath to Channi at a ceremony held at the Raj Bhawan in the presence of former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and other leaders in attendance.

Channi has served as Technical Education Minister in the Captain Amarinder Singh ministry. Yesterday Charanjit Singh was selected for the post by party high command, following Amarinder Singh resignation. Captain Amarinder Singh who resigned on Saturday amid the ongoing political tussle with the party’s state unit president Navjot Singh Sidhu.

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