After having tea at a roadside stall, mingling and doingbhangra with students, halting convoy to wish newly married couple andcurtailing his security cover, Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi is now all set to impress people of Punjab by potraying himself as a sports enthusiast.
CM Channi will be seen participating in an exhibition match alongwith Punjab Sports Minister and Hockey Olympian Pargat Singh, on the sidelinesof the Surjit Hockey Tournament, in Jalandhar today.
Punjab CM Channi will be presiding over the event as ChiefGuest, and it’s expected that he will play an exhibition match with his cabinetministers as he was seen donning the hockey’s goalkeeper kitand practising for the same match at the Balbir Singh (Senior) HockeyInternational Stadium in Mohali on Saturday.
After CM Channi played Hockey in Mohali yesterday, hispictures from university level tournaments were going viral on social mediaplatforms. Besides, a senior leader on condition of anonymity informed thatthere’s high possibility that he will play an exhibition match in Jalandhartoday. Pargat Singh and other ministers can also play. So, Channi decided topractice for a while before the match.
Similarly, Minister Pargat Singh was seen playing Hockey withsports players at Jalandhar Stadium this morning.
As per information CM Channi stayed at the stadium for 45minutes and expressing his love for sports, Channi tweeted about his innings asa handball player during his college days. “At the university level, I was ahandball player. Felt great while playing with these young players at thehockey stadium today. These youngsters are the future of hockey and I amfascinated by their love for the game”.
Meanwhile, it would be interesting for the audience to witnesssuch a high-voltage match between Punjab CM and Sidhu’s close aide PargatSingh.