Channi’s appointment as Punjab CM appears to be ‘poll gimmick’: Mayawati

Sep 20, 2021

New Delhi, Sep 20 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati called Charanjit Singh Channi’s appointment as Punjab CM, a “poll gimmick”. “I congratulate Charanjit Singh Channi on becoming Punjab CM. It would have been better if he had been appointed as CM earlier. Channi's appointment as CM a few months ahead of Punjab Assembly elections appears to be a poll gimmick,” said Mayawati. She further added, “I have also come to know through media that the next Punjab Assembly elections will be fought under the leadership of a non-Dalit. This means that Congress still does not fully trust the Dalits.”