It's Cong vs Cong in Punjab on AG removal

New Delhi: Congress MP from Punjab Manish Tewari and party's former state chief Sunil Jakhar have targeted Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi over the removal of Advocate General APS Deol.

Sunil Jakhar called Channi "really compromised CM" and Manish Tewari, MP from Anandpur Sahib, also criticised the Channi government over politicising the AG's office. Tewari said the previous Advocate Generals of the state became "punching bags in proxy political wars". He said, "Wish such politicians who perceive apolitical Constitutional functionaries as 'soft targets' to wage their proxy Warfare find a better way to do their politics.

"Since the Punjab government is going to appoint new advocate general, they would be well advised to peruse Rules of Professional Standards prescribed by Bar Council of India. An advocate is bound to accept any brief in the courts or tribunals or before any other authority in or before which he proposes to practise," Tewari said.

Former state President Jhakhar, tweeted: "The ouster of a competent yet 'allegedly' compromised officer has exposed a 'really' compromised CM. Giving rise to a pertinent question - Whose government is it anyway?"

The turf war between the Chief Minister Channi and Navjot Singh Sidhu toned down after the removal of AG on Tuesday when the Punjab Cabinet accepted the resignation of Advocate General APS Deol - a decision that is seen in political circles as lessening the "friction" between Chani and Sidhu.