Parliament Budget session live: Congress leader Charanjeet Channi pushed his party into a soup by supporting the release of jailed MP Amritpal Singh.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi with party MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, KC Venugopal, Charanjit Singh Channi leave after attending the ongoing Monsoon Session, at Parliament premises in New Delhi on Thursday
Parliament Budget session live: The discussion on the Union Budget 2024-25, presented on July 23, to continue in both Houses of Parliament on Friday. Earlier on Thursday, Congress MP and former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi caused a stir in Parliament by alleging an “undeclared emergency” under the BJP-led government and claiming that the “free speech” of Waris Punjab De chief and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, who is in jail, is being suppressed through the National Security Act.…Read More
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s spokesperson, Shehzad Poonawala, criticised Channi’s remarks and called on Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the opposition, for a response.
The Indian National Congress later clarified that Channi’s comments do not represent the party’s stance.
The budget session began on July 22 and is scheduled to conclude on August 12.
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Parliament Budget session live: After Congress Lok Sabha MP and former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi spoke in the Lok Sabha about jailed MP Amritpal Singh, leader of ‘Waris Punjab De,’ Amritpal’s mother, Balwinder Kaur, expressed her gratitude on Friday for addressing what she called an injustice.
In an interview with ANI, Kaur urged people to speak out against injustices. She mentioned that the National Security Act (NSA) had been invoked against Amritpal Singh and called for his release. “We thank Channi ji for highlighting the injustices faced by Punjab. I encourage everyone to speak up against injustice wherever it occurs. The NSA has been invoked against him, and he should be released. We are grateful to Channi Ji for standing up for the truth,” she said.
