Ex-Punjab CM Channi to do 'MA in economics', learn how to balance freebies & economic growth

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Jalandhar: Former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, who holds a PhD in Political Science with a thesis on the Congress party, has now decided to do a Masters in Economics to understand his states economy...

I want to understand can giving freebies to the people be balanced with economic growth..

Punjab, which has 13 Lok Sabha seats, is bracing for a competitive four-way contest featuring the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on 1 June...

In September 2021, Channi made history as Punjabs first Dalit chief minister, succeeding Amarinder Singh, who was unceremoniously removed by the Congress high command..

When asked about Modis offering to work towards the independence of the media in the context of the Mann government registering a case against the editor of the Ajit group of newspaper Barjinder Singh Hamdard, Channi said that both BJP and AAP had the same style of functioning when it came to the media...