Punjab polls 2022: Channi's 'CM has all power' remark shows dictatorial nature of Congress, says Anil Vij

Chandigarh, February 16: With the Punjab elections 2022 nearing, leaders are indulging in mudslinging and levelling charges against each other. Haryana Home and Health Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday took a dig at Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi over his "CM has all the power" remark and said the latter's statement showed the sign of "dictatorial nature of the Congress".

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said there was no omniscient in a democracy. he took to his official Twitter account and tweeted, "Congress's declared CM candidate in Punjab, Charanjit Singh Channi's statement, that the CM has all the power, is a sign of the dictatorial nature of the Congress. No one is omniscient in a democracy. People have their own MLAs and MLAs always have an impact on their Chief Minister." Also read | Air India to operate Amritsar-London flight thrice a week Vij's remarks came after Punjab CM Channi's statement which said, "CM has all the power, so this time in Punjab the fight is for the CM's face." He further said, "Democracy is built on the formula of check and balance and every step is influenced by each other, so a person with such thinking should not fray in the election and participate in this festival of democracy." While urging the people of Punjab, Vij said, "Even if a person with such mentality, stood in the election, then the people of Punjab should show them the land and bring their ideology to the right place". Vij alleged that the illegal activities of drug, sand mafia, land mafia had increased under the regime of the Congress. Taking a dig at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, the Haryana Minister said, "For five years the Congress is ruling Punjab, instead of blaming others, Rahul should tell that he has stopped the activities of the drug in Punjab and what his party actually worked on." Also read | Deep Sidhu's death: Actor's female friend says vehicle ahead was at high speed The Punjab Assembly elections are scheduled for February 20 and the result will be declared on March 10. -PTC News