Punjab CM Channi justifies religious conversion; says 'Sikhs who don't get love convert'

In an interview, while talking about religious conversion, he said that Sikhs who had converted to Christianity in Punjab had done so because they did not get love from the Sikh community.

NewsBharati 05-Feb-2022 15:50:33 PM

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Punjab’s new Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is not a stranger to controversies. In the latest controversy, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, who had earlier been invited as "Chief Guest" in the Prophet' Baljinder Singh's Healing Crusade program, has now defended religious conversion. Justifying it, he said, "Sikhs who don't get love will convert."

In an interview, while talking about religious conversion, he said that Sikhs who had converted to Christianity in Punjab had done so because they did not get love from the Sikh community.

See @rohanduaT02’s explosive interview with Channi that started it all

Many people were trying to sweep it under the carpet but kudos to Rohanji for exposing this big demographic shift in Punjab

Shouldn’t SiKH community be more concerned about this? pic.twitter.com/IUWEzWbU1a
— PallaviCT (@pallavict) February 5, 2022

Following his controversial remark, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa has hit out at Chaani, saying that it is shameful and has been made to attract a section of vote bank.

In an interview, Punjab CM Channi has justified that those (Sikhs) who have converted to Christianity in Punjab had done so because they didn't receive love from (the Sikh community). This statement is shameful: BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa pic.twitter.com/cmWqOZvOxB
— ANI (@ANI) February 4, 2022

Earlier a similar controversy was erupted after Editor in Chief of Sudarshan TV tweeted a picture of Charanjit Channi’s wife, with a Christian cross hanging on the wall behind her.

दलित सिख नहीं बल्कि इसाई मुख्यमंत्री दिया है पंजाब को कॉंग्रेस ने ? उनकी पत्नी हमको प्रतिक्रिया दे रही हैं तो पीछे दिवार पर क्रॉस लटक रहा है ! pic.twitter.com/IKDINJAckv
— Dr. Suresh Chavhanke “Sudarshan News” (@SureshChavhanke) September 19, 2021

Soon after this, netizens stormed Twitter with more evidence of the new CM’s alleged Christian background. A popular Twitter user ‘No Conversion’, posted a video of Charanjit Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu addressing a group of Christians while shouting “Hallelujah Hallelujah”.

Channi and siddhu ... in church, whole game is about christian conversion ...nothing else !!! pic.twitter.com/8yM4WxR9IO
— No Conversion (@noconversion) September 20, 2021

It becomes important to note further that, Channi was set to participate as chief guest in Prophet' Bajinder Singh’ Healing Crusade program, however, his plan got failed after Vishwa Hindu Parishad raised objections over the program. Bajinder Singh who organised the program, was converting Hindus and Sikhs to Christianity under the pretext of false and misleading promises.

Bajinder Singh has been involved in murder, rape, and looting cases. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has also asked the Punjab Police to initiate a case against Bajinder Singh under the POCSO Act in August 2021 after videos of Singh emerged on the internet where he was seen using a minor boy for forceful religious conversion activity.

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The conversion racket is going on in full swing in Punjab. Missionaries in Punjab are trying to lure and play with the faith of innocent Hindus in the name of religious conversions. Pastors like Ankur Narula who started his ministry in 2008, with just 3 people, which grew to 8000 members in 2012, 25000 members in 2015 and 118000 members, as of October, 2018.