Punjab: Punjab Chief Minister, Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday announced a reduction in his security cover and said that he does not need an army to protect him from his own brethren. this comment came months before the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections.

 "I am one of you and I do not need an army of 1000 security personnel to protect me from my own brethren", said the new Chief Minister of Punjab while announcing to curtail his own security cover. During his address at a university in Punjab, Channi called the excessive security a sheer wastage of government resources.

Charanjit Singh Channi said that he is not fond of a luxurious lifestyle and added that he has also asked the officers to ensure a reduction in vehicles constituting his cavalcade. Earlier last week, after several rounds of parleys, Channi was chosen for the new Chief Minter by Congress high command, following Captain Amarinder Singh's resignation.
 

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