Tribune News Service
New Delhi, October 28
Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi today met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and discussed the prevailing political situation in the state along with the emerging electoral issues.
The meeting, held a day after former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh announced plans to launch a new political party, learnt to have deliberated on the potential impact of Captain’s moves and how these might alter the electoral equations.
The leaders also discussed progress on key Congress election promises, including justice in the 2015 desecration of Guru Granth Sahib and justice in the drugs matter. The Chief Minister briefed Gandhi about the recent pro-people measures taken by the Congress-led government and discussed future election strategy besides talking about the farmers’ agitation and its impact in the state.
The leaders are further learnt to have discussed the extension of Border Security Force’s jurisdiction to 50 km in border states — a matter on which the Chief Minister has called a special session. Channi is learnt to have briefed Gandhi on the party’s stand in Punjab to move the Supreme Court if the BSF order was not withdrawn.
CM Channi briefs Rahul on ‘pro-people’ measures
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