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Channi Slams Mann: "Can Run Stage, Not State" Amid Rising Gangsterism & Drug Crisis
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Moneycontrol•21-09-2026, 17:49
Channi Slams Mann: "Can Run Stage, Not State" Amid Rising Gangsterism & Drug Crisis
- •Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi alleges Punjab is worsening under AAP rule, with increased gangsterism and drug problems, stating CM Bhagwant Mann is unfit to govern.
- •Channi claims AAP's 'war against drugs' is superficial, with drug traffickers receiving political patronage from ruling party leaders, citing Gurpreet Sekhon's AAP affiliation as an example.
- •He demands CM Mann's resignation, criticizing his administrative skills and willpower to combat the drug menace and mafia, contrasting it with his past as an artist.
- •Channi highlights several incidents, including the alleged suicide of Gulzar Singh after questioning a minister about drug supply, and the torture of Mohanjit Singh for waving a black flag at a 'Lok Milni' event.
- •The former CM also points to Jagga Singh's suicide attempt after reporting drug supply and a sarpanch's brother being gunned down in Gurdaspur, warning of Punjab's dangerous trajectory.
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Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi alleged that Punjab is witnessing worse conditions under AAP rule with rising gangsterism and drug problems, claiming that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann can run a stage rather than the state. He demanded that Mann accept moral responsibility and resign.
Gurpreet Sekhon, one of the main accused in the 2016 Nabha jailbreak case, joined the AAP along with his supporters in the presence of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann at a rally in Ferozepur's Zira on September 6.
Charanjit Singh Channi questioned why the BJP, which is in power at the Centre, is not held equally responsible for controlling the drug problem and demanded they explain how drugs continue entering Punjab despite border security.
