Former Punjab Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi has categorically ruled out any possibility of a political alliance between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, declaring that the two parties will never join hands.
 

Responding to questions from journalists in Samrala on the second day of his 'Jawan Sambhal Yatra', Channi said the Congress would not enter into an alliance with AAP under any circumstances. He also claimed that if Punjab witnesses a hung assembly, the possibility would be of an understanding between the BJP and AAP rather than between AAP and the Congress.
 

Targeting rival political parties, Channi alleged that the BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) were secretly working together and had never truly separated. He further claimed that AAP had surrendered before the BJP due to the fear of raids by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and other investigative agencies.
 

Channi maintained that the Congress was the only party capable of delivering justice to the people of Punjab. While acknowledging that his party may have made some mistakes in the past, he said the ongoing cycle journey, which began from the historic land of Sri Chamkaur Sahib, was aimed at bringing Punjab back on track after years of governance driven by narrow political interests.
 

Taking aim at AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the former Chief Minister said the Congress would not make unrealistic promises, such as Kejriwal's claim of generating Rs 20,000 crore in revenue. Instead, he said, the party would focus on implementing measures that were practically achievable.
 

Channi alleged that Kejriwal had weakened Punjab's economy by using Bhagwant Mann as the face of the government. He added that if the Congress returned to power, accountability would be fixed for everyone responsible for pushing the state into a financial crisis.
 

Referring to the farmers' movement against the now-repealed farm laws, Channi said 750 innocent people had lost their lives at the protest sites because of the three controversial laws. He claimed that the Congress had stood by the affected families during that period.
 

The 'Jawan Sambhal Yatra', which started from Sri Chamkaur Sahib, reached Samrala and subsequently moved towards Ludhiana. The cycle march is scheduled to pass through different parts of the city during the day.