After having tea at a roadside stall, mingling and doing bhangra with students, halting convoy to wish newly married couple and curtailing his security cover, Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi is now all set to impress people of Punjab by potraying himself as a sports enthusiast.
CM Channi will be seen participating in an exhibition match along with Punjab Sports Minister and Hockey Olympian Pargat Singh, on the sidelines of the Surjit Hockey Tournament, in Jalandhar today.
Punjab CM Channi will be presiding over the event as Chief Guest, and it’s expected that he will play an exhibition match with his cabinet ministers as he was seen donning the hockey’s goalkeeper kit and practising for the same match at the Balbir Singh (Senior) Hockey International Stadium in Mohali on Saturday.
After CM Channi played Hockey in Mohali yesterday, his pictures from university level tournaments were going viral on social media platforms. Besides, a senior leader on condition of anonymity informed that there’s high possibility that he will play an exhibition match in Jalandhar today. Pargat Singh and other ministers can also play. So, Channi decided to practice for a while before the match.
Similarly, Minister Pargat Singh was seen playing Hockey with sports players at Jalandhar Stadium this morning.
As per information CM Channi stayed at the stadium for 45 minutes and expressing his love for sports, Channi tweeted about his innings as a handball player during his college days. “At the university level, I was a handball player. Felt great while playing with these young players at the hockey stadium today. These youngsters are the future of hockey and I am fascinated by their love for the game”.
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Meanwhile, it would be interesting for the audience to witness such a high-voltage match between Punjab CM and Sidhu’s close aide Pargat Singh.