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Channi made the controversial remark during a poll rally in Rupnagar on Tuesday. In a video circulating on social media, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was seen beside Channi clapping when he made the remarks.
”Priyanka Gandhi is the daughter-in-law of Punjab. Will not let the ‘Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi de bhaiye’, who have come here to rule, enter the state,” the incumbent chief minister of Punjab said.
The word ”bhaiyas” in reference to people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar is generally considered offensive.
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AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal termed his Punjab counterpart’s comments ”very shameful”.
”We strongly condemn the wrong comments made against any individual or any particular community,” he replied when asked during a press conference to comment on Channi’s remark.
With PTI inputs