I will not buy any property or do any business on my and my wife's name: Charanjit Singh Channi

Channi was apparently aiming to counter the opposition attack following the Enforcement Directorate arrested his nephew.

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday (February 6, 2022) declared Charanjit Singh Channi as his party's chief ministerial face for the high-stakes Punjab Assembly polls, a recognition that was also coveted by state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.

Gandhi made the announcement while addressing a virtual rally, where Sidhu hailed the party's decision to make Channi the state CM.

Speaking on the occasion, Channi thanked Gandhi and the entire party leadership for making him the CM face.