Charanjit Singh Channi
| Charanjit Singh Channi | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Punjab | |
| In office March 2012-present |
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| Constituency | Chamkaur Sahib |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1972 Kharar, SAS NAGAR, Mohali |
| Political party | Indian National Congress Party |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Kamaljit Kaur |
| Children | 02 |
| Residence | Kharar, SAS NAGAR, Mohali |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Website | http://www.charanjitsinghchanni.com |
Born on April 2, 1972, in village Makrona Kalan near Chamkaur Sahib, Charanjit received his primary education from a Govt. Primary School. Charanjit Singh Channi was born to a poor family to father S. Harsa Singh and mother Smt. Ajmer Kaur.
His father had to struggle a lot to bring his family to the level of economic security for which he had to migrate to Malaysia. He worked hard and ultimately success embraced him and his family. He returned and settled in Kharar town starting a business of a Tent House where Channi also played as a Tent boy. His father was a very generous man even in his business dealings.
After moving to Kharar with his family, Charanjit Singh Channi, then went on to complete his matriculation from Khalsa Higher Secondary School in Kharar, where he received free education, thanks to his gifted talent in the sports. He has been a great handball player who has many awards under his belt. He has also represented Panjab University three times in Handball and received Gold Medal in the Inter University Sports Meet. He also continued playing Handball at the National level. Charanjit Singh Channi also actively participated in NCC, NSS, Cultural Activity and debate competitions throughout his academics.
Since his father S. Harsa Singh has been Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat of his village and later on a member of Block Samiti, S. Charanjit Singh Channi found the political grooming at home. He started participating in political activities from his school days. He has been elected President of the School Student Union. After his secondary education, he joined Sri Guru Gobind Singh College at Chandigarh for higher education. After graduating therefrom, he joined Punjab University Chandigarh and got his degree in Law. He is currently pursuing his MA in Political Science. Charanjit Singh Channi is a firm believer of education and thus keeps himself attached to education in one way or another.
As he says, “Upon the subject of education… I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as people can be engaged in”.
Inspiration
It is said that you should keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground. This simple yet profound statement was well comprehended by a little boy from Chamkaur Sahib, Punjab.
A passionate lover of debates and reading, Charanjit Singh Channi spent hours in the college libraries. He was only fifteen years old when he got introduced to the politics when he got elected for the president of the School Student Union. His father S. Harsa Singh has been Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat of his village, Makrona Kalan near Chamkaur Sahib and later on a member of Block Samiti, S. Charanjit Singh Channi found the political grooming at home.
His father was a very generous person who, aside being a Sarpanch, ran a tent house in Kharar and never charged even a single rupee from poor especially during the marriage of a daughter. He has always considered his father a great inspiration and a role model for every thing he has done in his entire lifetime. His father’s lessons has made him a generous yet practical human being for whom core values has the utmost importance in his life.
Moved by the works of his father, Charanjit Singh Channi embarked on a journey of development and growth, not just for the self, but for the entire nation. His passion for people’s welfare eventually led him to a successful career in politics. His attempt to serve those in need made him Municipal Council of Kharar for continuously three times. This initiation was certainly exceptional which quietly laid the foundation of the making of the valuable MLA of the city.
Elections to Punjab Vidhan Sabha conducted in 2007 wrote a unique chapter of the political history of Chamkaur Sahib Assembly Constituency. It was during this time of political ups & downs, the President of Municipal Council, Kharar – S.Charanjit Singh Channi took a courageous decision to try his luck and jumped into election scenario extending his political horizon to New Delhi.
He shared his ambitions with the top brass of Indian National Congress Party. The Congress Party, however, did not oblige him with a party ticket. Undeterred, he declared to contest as an Independent candidate from Chamkaur Sahib Assembly Constituency to challenge the established political stalwarts. His decision to challenge the established political stalwarts was an example in itself. In a very short time he has been able to carve a niche in the minds of his electorates.
Mission
“To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind.”
Charanjit Singh Channi is a firm believer of social service and serving especially to the poor who is in desperate need. Current MLA of Mohali, Charanjit Singh Channi, has left no stone unturned on serving his people. Charanjit Singh Channi has always been a vicious dreamer. He has always been directed by his principle of serving the people or serving the farthest. Therefore, ever since Charanjit Singh Channi has become the MLA of Mohali, he guaranteed a consistent growth and development of the people of the city.
“My purpose for being on this earth is to help others recognize, develop, and use their God-given intuitive abilities to ease suffering and grow in goodness, love, compassion, and wisdom. My mission is to help take away fear living, by showing how we can tap in to our wisest selves and make our lives much happier and easier. My desire is to help each of us connect to the love that is eternal, that is the reason for our existence.”
Charanjit Singh Channi puts special attention on today’s youth since he believes today’s young is tomorrow’s future and strive hard to bring out the best in today’s youth. Himself being a good player, he interacted with youth through Sports Clubs and played a vital role in spreading the sports as a means for stopping the menace of drug addiction and trafficking. In the meantime he developed close ties with senior leaders of the political parties as well. His candid approach earned him friends and foes in equal number.
“Politics is my way of making a difference in my people’s life, starting from my hometown – Mohali”
Another area where S. Charanjit Singh Channi believes needs utmost attention is unemployment that has made many young talents commit crimes, and suicides. Building new opportunities to combat unemployment has certainly made Charanjit Singh Channi a beloved youth icon. Charanjit Singh Channi also focuses on providing the best education to the children of poor and middle-class families who cannot afford to pay school fees and child maintenance.
Development Projects
Defeating established stalwarts of the political parties, Charanjit Singh Channi won the election on 27 February 2007 and thus entered the Punjab Vidhan Sabha as an independent MLA.
Committed to the service of the city and its people, Charanjit Singh Channi has undertaken and successfully accomplished numerous development initiatives. His focus areas include – Unemployment, Education System, Corrupt System, Youth Empowerment, Infrastructure Development, Rural Livelihood and health.
Education System:
During his reign, he has secured special grants of Rs.60 lacs for each of 3 Govt. Schools in his constituency namely – Government High Schools of Village Dalla, Manipur, and Kheri Salabatpur. The status of 16 Govt. Primary Schools has also been raised to Middle Schools and of 4 Middle Schools to High Schools. Rural Livelihood:
He has also provided a full kit of GYM to Youth Club of each village in his constituency which has helped the youth to build their health, improve their living standards as well as to keep them away from the use of bad habits of intoxications.
Health and Sanitation:
During his short term of about 3 years as an M.L.A., he has been able to ensure the overall development of his constituency. His marked achievements in the area of health and sanitation include improving the status of Chamkaur Sahib’s Primary Health Centre to the standards of a Civil Hospital to ensure improved health in the area.
Infrastructure Development
His biggest achievement is to get the status of Chamkaur Sahib changed into a town which was originally known as a village despite being a very important historical / religious place. He also initiated the construction of a Tourist Guest House adjoining Local Canal Rest House at the cost of Rs. 47 lacs. The funds for this project have been spared by the Centre Govt. and the UNESCO. This would indeed help tourism to grow in the city attracting tourists around the world. He also managed to secure a whopping grant of Rs. 2.30 crores for construction of a Theme Park which will continue to guide the future generations about the unique place of Chamkaur Sahib in the Sikh History. Channi has also been instrumental in the establishment of I.I.T. – one of the prestigious institutions of the Nation, on 650 acres of land, within his constituency adjoining Ropar. This alone will reshape the future of many youngsters of the area. Besides he got the effect of Section 4 of the Forest Act nullified, almost all Main and Link Roads in the constituency which was in a very shabby condition earlier. These have been reshaped by him changing the face of the public convenience. Channi is well conversant with every problem of the area which he has effectively raised on the floor of Punjab Assembly. Today he is one amongst the countable few good speakers in the Punjab Assembly.
