Channi’s options shrink as Congress refuses to budge in Punjab

Charanjit Singh Channi, Congress’s most prominent Dalit face in the State, may have to accept a diminished role in the party. | Photo Credit: File Photo Less than a year before the Punjab Assembly election, Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi finds himself in a difficult position after locking horns with the party leadership over the recent organisation overhaul. With the party leadership clearly in no mood to relent, Mr. Channi’s options seem to have narrowed to two alternatives — accept a diminished role within the party or seek a political future elsewhere — neither of which may be favourable for him.The discord was triggered by the All India Congress Committee’s organisational overhaul on July 1. While Amrinder Singh Raja Warring was retained as the State unit chief, Mr. Channi, Pun