Highlighting that the AAP had invited him for Bhagwant Mann’s swearing-in as Punjab’s chief minister, Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday took a swipe at his own party saying he was not an invitee to former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s oath-taking ceremony.
Tewari shared an invite for the swearing-in of Mann on Twitter but said he would not be able to make it as Parliament was in session.
Mann was sworn in as the chief minister of Punjab at a simple ceremony at Khatkar Kalan, the native village of freedom fighter Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
“I congratulate Bhagwant Mann on being sworn in as Chief Minister I thank him for inviting me to his swearing-in. Due to Parliament being in session I will not be able to make it," he said on Twitter.
"It is ironic I was not invited to Charanjit Singh Channi's swearing-in though he was one of my MLA's (sic)," his tweet further read.
Channi was sworn in last year after the Congress leadership sacked Amarinder Singh as the chief minister.
Tewari, a Lok Sabha MP from Anandpur Sahib in Punjab and leader of the G-23, which has been critical of the party leadership, is considered close to Amarinder Singh.
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(Published 16 March 2022, 10:36 IST)
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