Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh extended his best wishes to his successor Charanjit Singh Channi on getting the post. The message by Singh, posted on Twitter by his media advisor, hoped the new head of state is able to protect Punjab and its people from the growing security threat from across the border.

“My best wishes to Charanjit Singh Channi. I hope he’s able to keep the border state of Punjab safe and protect our people from the growing security threat from across the border," read the tweet by Raveen Thukral, media advisor to Amarinder Singh.