Overview
- Supporters of former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi repeatedly interrupted the party’s 'Har Booth, Congress Mazboot' outreach at district meetings on Saturday and Sunday by raising pro‑Channi slogans that briefly halted speeches.
- Channi visited suspended ex‑MLA Madan Lal Jalalpur on Friday and questioned the party’s disciplinary moves, an action reported as a deliberate political signal to state president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring.
- Posters attacking AICC in‑charge Bhupesh Baghel and backing Channi appeared in Sri Muktsar Sahib and Bathinda before organisational meetings, showing the dispute has moved from private complaints to public messaging.
- AICC Punjab in‑charge Bhupesh Baghel and other senior leaders have publicly urged unity and warned that indiscipline would be punished while the high command has so far kept final leadership decisions for after the election.
- Political analysts warn that continued public factionalism could split anti‑AAP votes and weaken Congress’s electoral prospects in 2027, and party watchers say Rahul Gandhi’s planned Punjab visit after August 10 could be a key test of whether the row is contained.