Punjab Congress in damage control mode after Channi’s Dalit representation demand

Key Highlights

• Talking to media persons here during an informal interaction, he said, “Unlike the BJP, the Congress does not believe in polarising and dividing people in the name of caste or religion.
• Punjab in particular never believed in caste or sectarian divisions.” Also Read | Congress to contest 2027 Punjab polls under joint party leadership: Bhupesh Baghel Responding to a question on factionalism in the Punjab Congress, he said, the party was completely united in the State.
• He added, “May be there are some minor differences among the leaders which are part of every organisation and even a family.
• But tell me where our leaders have worked on cross purposes against each other or against the party?” he quipped.
• He said even though there are 34 assembly seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes in Punjab, in case there are more deserving candidates from the SC community, they can still be accommodated.