Won't Let "UP, Bihar De Bhaiye" Enter Punjab: Row Over CS Channi's Remarks
NDTV
"Priyanka Gandhi is from UP," AAP's presumptive Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann pointed out.
Days before Punjab votes, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has provoked a controversy with his remarks on not letting "Uttar Pradesh, Bihar de bhaiye" enter the state. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was next to him at a roadshow when he made the comment. प्रियंका वाड्रा जी उत्तर प्रदेश में आ कर अपने को यूपी की बेटी बताती है और पंजाब में उत्तर प्रदेश-बिहार के लोगो के अपमान पर ताली बजाती है , ये ही इनका दोहरा चरित्र है और चेहरा भी । pic.twitter.com/IJN4W0wmBV
"Priyanka Gandhi is Punjab's daughter-in-law, she is the bahu of Punjabis. Bhaiyas from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi cannot come here and rule. We will not allow UP bhaiyas to stray into Punjab," Mr Channi said in Punjab, with Priyanka Gandhi smiling and clapping. Supporters cheered and shouted "Bole so nihal...".
The comments were seen to aim at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been campaigning extensively in Punjab for his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
"It is very shameful. We strongly condemn comments aimed at any individual or any particular community," Mr Kejriwal said.
