{"id":15356,"date":"2026-08-22T13:55:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T13:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=15356"},"modified":"2026-08-22T13:55:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T13:55:38","slug":"mind-your-tongue-congress-vs-congress-erupts-over-role-model-praise-for-sajjan-kumar-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=15356","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Mind your tongue&#8217;: Congress vs Congress erupts over &#8216;role model&#8217; praise for Sajjan Kumar | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133425470,imgsize-67800,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/charanjit-singh-channi.jpg\" alt=\"'Mind your tongue': Congress vs Congress erupts over 'role model' praise for Sajjan Kumar\" title=\"His remarks came amid a growing controversy over comments made by some Congress leaders including Deependra Hooda following Kumar's death on Thursday.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"His remarks came amid a growing controversy over comments made by some Congress leaders including Deependra Hooda following Kumar's death on Thursday.\">His remarks came amid a growing controversy over comments made by some Congress leaders including Deependra Hooda following Kumar&#8217;s death on Thursday.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Congress MP and former Punjab chief minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/charanjit-singh-channi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charanjit Singh Channi<\/a> hit out at his party colleagues over their remarks describing former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar as a &#8220;role model&#8221;. Channi said those praising Kumar should &#8220;mind their tongue&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>In a video posted on X on Saturday, Channi said, &#8220;Sajjan Kumar is a killer of the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sikh-community\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sikh community<\/a>, a traitor; he conspired to have Sikhs killed&#8230;. Far from being a role model, even uttering his name is a sin. If such people become role models, then country will be destroyed.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>&#8220;He should have been shot in a public place; instead, he died in prison. If someone is calling him a role model, then they should mind their tongue and themselves,&#8221; Channi said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>His remarks came amid a growing controversy over comments made by some Congress leaders including Deependra Hooda following Kumar&#8217;s death on Thursday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Hooda had described Kumar&#8217;s death as an &#8220;irreparable loss&#8221; and praised his connection with people and contribution to Delhi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>&#8220;Today, such a loss has occurred on the country&#8217;s political horizon, which cannot be made up for. Sajjan Kumar was not just a personality of Delhi, rural Delhi, and the whole of North India, but the connection he had with people was an example,&#8221; Hooda had said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>&#8220;His example is given, and the way he stood by people in their joys and sorrows, and the contribution he made to Delhi&#8217;s development, is remembered to this day. His passing has caused a great loss,&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>The remarks triggered criticism from Sikh groups and political parties.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Sikh leaders and families affected by the 1984 violence protested outside Congress leader Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s residence in New Delhi on Saturday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee demanded an apology and sought clarity on whether Hooda&#8217;s remarks reflected the Congress&#8217;s position.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Congress leaders in Punjab have since distanced themselves from Hooda&#8217;s comments.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring said the remarks may have been Hooda&#8217;s &#8220;personal view&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>Kumar, 80, died while serving a life sentence in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>The Delhi high court convicted him in 2018 in the Raj Nagar case involving the killing of five members of a family and the burning of a gurdwara.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/mind-your-tongue-congress-vs-congress-erupts-over-role-model-praise-for-sajjan-kumar\/articleshow\/133425395.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His remarks came amid a growing controversy over comments made by some Congress leaders including Deependra Hooda following Kumar&#8217;s death on Thursday. NEW DELHI: Congress MP and former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi hit out at his party colleagues over their remarks describing former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar as a &#8220;role model&#8221;. 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