Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 17 hit out at Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi over his controversial "UP, Bihar ke bhaiye" comment.
The Prime Minister, while addressing a rally in poll-bound Punjab, also targeted Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, for clapping while Channi made the comments.
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"The Congress Chief Minister made the statement yesterday. And the Delhi family, his 'boss' (Priyanka Gandhi) stood next to him clapping. The whole country watched this. Who are these people humiliating by their remarks? There won’t be any village here (Punjab) where our brothers and sisters from UP and Bihar do not work," PM Modi said at a rally in Punjab’s Fazilka, two days ahead of February 20 polls in the border state.
"All that CM Charanjit Channi said was that Punjab should be run by Punjabis. His statement was misconstrued. I don't think anyone from UP is interested in coming to Punjab and ruling," she said.
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