The ex-Punjab chief minister referred to the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections and said, "This is also an emergency that a Member of Parliament elected by 20 lakh people in Punjab has been detained under the NSA (National Security Act)...He is unable to speak about his constituency here (in Parliament). This is also an emergency."

Kaur came out in support of Channi, citing, that the gesture was done respectfully and that she did not feel/find anything 'inappropriate' in it. 

In the aftermath of Charanjit Singh Channi's controversial remarks alleging the pre-planning of the Poonch terror attack, Union Minister Anurag Thakur has come out swinging, demanding an unequivocal apology from the top echelons of the Congress party.

The Congress party has announced its Lok Sabha candidate list, with political activist Kanhaiya Kumar set to challenge BJP's Manoj Tiwari in North East Delhi.