While the Congress hopes to return to power with Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, who has been fielded from two seats, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with Bhagwant Mann as the CM-face is the other major contender to take Punjab.
After the letter went viral on social media, Pannu released a video asserting that the letter was fake, but dropped a bigger bombshelll when he claimed that the letter by forged by Kejriwal's party workers.
Requesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to order a probe, Channi stressed that people of Punjab have paid a heavy price while fighting separatism in the state.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi stated on Thursday that Captain Amarinder Singh was dismissed as Chief Minister of Punjab because he refused to offer free power to the underprivileged.
AAP leader Raghav Chadha stated during a news conference that this lies will not draw away the people of Punjab. The people of Punjab understand that the dishonest forces are just out to destabilise an honest Arvind Kejriwal and the AAP, he remarked.
In the presence of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Charanjit Singh Channi stated in Ropar that migrant labourers from UP and Bihar, whom he referred to as "bhaiye," should be expelled from Punjab.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, claiming that "both emerged from RSS."
"There will be no such village here where our brothers and sisters from Uttar Pradesh or Bihar do not work hard," the Prime Minister said.
Congress party's ally in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena on Thursday targetted Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi over his 'UP ke Bhaiya' remark while addressing an election gathering in the state.
The Congress party found itself in an embarrassing position when Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is leading the campaign in Uttar Pradesh, was seen laughing off Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's dig at people from Uttar Pradesh.
