Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Channi Meets PM In Delhi

This was Charanjit Singh Channi's first meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after becoming Punjab Chief Minister

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. Mr Channi, who replaced Captain Amarinder Singh, was expected to request the Prime Minister to withdraw the centre's decision to postpone paddy procurement in the largely agricultural state from today.

This was Mr Channi's first meeting with PM Modi after becoming Chief Minister.

Mr Channi is also likely to meet senior Congress leaders during his visit to Delhi amid the crisis in the Punjab Congress that started with Amarinder Singh's resignation and state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu quitting from the post.

Mr Channi was expected to ask the centre to immediately start paddy procurement in Punjab. He had on Thursday asked the centre to withdraw its letter on changing the date to start paddy procurement from October 1 to 11.