New Delhi: After a video caught Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, on Wednesday, making contentious remarks against residents of states such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, political leaders - from both BJP and AAP - slammed his comment as well as Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi's reaction to the comment.
The video, tweeted by Bengaluru BJP MP Tejasvi Surya shows Channi addressing a crowd, pointing towards Priyanka Gandhi, saying, "She is one of us. Priyanka Gandhi is the daughter-in-law for Punjabis. All Punjabis, unite. Bhaiyas from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Delhi will not be allowed to come and rule here".
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प्रियंका वाड्रा जी उत्तर प्रदेश में आ कर अपने को यूपी की बेटी बताती है और पंजाब में उत्तर प्रदेश-बिहार के लोगो के अपमान पर ताली बजाती है , ये ही इनका दोहरा चरित्र है और चेहरा भी । pic.twitter.com/IJN4W0wmBV
— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) February 16, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">प्रियंका वाड्रा जी उत्तर प्रदेश में आ कर अपने को यूपी की बेटी बताती है और पंजाब में उत्तर प्रदेश-बिहार के लोगो के अपमान पर ताली बजाती है , ये ही इनका दोहरा चरित्र है और चेहरा भी । pic.twitter.com/IJN4W0wmBV
— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) February 16, 2022प्रियंका वाड्रा जी उत्तर प्रदेश में आ कर अपने को यूपी की बेटी बताती है और पंजाब में उत्तर प्रदेश-बिहार के लोगो के अपमान पर ताली बजाती है , ये ही इनका दोहरा चरित्र है और चेहरा भी । pic.twitter.com/IJN4W0wmBV
— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) February 16, 2022
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reacted to the comment. "It is very shameful. We strongly condemn comments aimed at any individual or any particular community. Priyanka Gandhi also belongs to Uttar Pradesh so she is also a 'bhaiya'", Kejriwal said. Captioning the video, meanwhile, Surya too hit out at Priyanka Gandhi, saying "Priyanka Gandhi ji comes to Uttar Pradesh and calls herself the 'daughter of UP', while in Punjab she claps at the disrespect of people from Bihar and UP", referring to Gandhi clapping after Channi's comment.
BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, on the other hand, said Congress was aiming to divide the country. "Punjab is the land of saints, gurus, pirs and prophets. Punjabis always keep brotherhood in their heart. Bihar is the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh ji. Every Purvanchali loves Punjab and keeps it in their heart. Congress has the old Mughal thinking: divide and rule", Tiwari said, further putting out a tweet with a video from a campaign rally on Wednesday.
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चन्नी जी और प्रियंका दीदी का ड़र का कारण ये तो नहीं ? pic.twitter.com/KgukTYxecH
— Manoj Tiwari 🇮🇳 (@ManojTiwariMP) February 16, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">चन्नी जी और प्रियंका दीदी का ड़र का कारण ये तो नहीं ? pic.twitter.com/KgukTYxecH
— Manoj Tiwari 🇮🇳 (@ManojTiwariMP) February 16, 2022चन्नी जी और प्रियंका दीदी का ड़र का कारण ये तो नहीं ? pic.twitter.com/KgukTYxecH
— Manoj Tiwari 🇮🇳 (@ManojTiwariMP) February 16, 2022
"Is this the cause of fear for Priyanka didi and Channi ji?", the singer-turned politician captioned the video from a BJP rally in Punjab.
