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Prime Minister Narendra Modi had targeted the former Punjab CM and current Jalandhar MP during an election rally in Bihar\u2019s Chhapra, referring to Channi\u2019s remarks about his brothers.<\/p>\n<p>According to party sources, the Congress\u2019s decision to omit Channi\u2019s name from the second-phase campaigners\u2019 list is being viewed as a fallout of the remarks that drew sharp criticism from the BJP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) today released the list of star campaigners for the second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, notably excluding former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi. Channi, who had featured in the list of star campaigners for the first phase, has been dropped following recent political controversy. 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