"I'm Aam Aadmi": New Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Channi's Dig At AAP
NDTV
Addressing the media shortly after his oath, Charanjit Singh Channi announced the first of the party's poll promises -- a water bill waiver for the poor.
Charanjit Singh Channi, Punjab's new Chief Minister, broke down today as he thanked his Congress party leadership for choosing “an aam aadmi (common man)” for the top post. Addressing the media shortly after his oath, he announced the first of the party's poll promises -- a water bill waiver for the poor.
“I am the aam aadmi, sitting here while other parties keep talking about aam aadmi. This is the aam aadmi Sarkar. It has to take many decisions for Punjab,” Mr Channi said, flanked by Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and in-charge Harish Rawat.
“My father used to fix tents at others' houses…,” he said, choking up.
In his effusive thank-yous, Mr Channi included his predecessor Amarinder Singh, who resigned on Saturday accusing the Congress of humiliating him thrice.
