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1st controversy: In 2018, he was caught on camera flipping a coin to decide between two candidates for the post of lecturer. The clip, shared on social media and looped on television channels, has deeply embarrassed the state's ruling Congress, which claims that the then Technical Education Minister Charanjit Singh Channi only intended to make a choice in a "transparent" manner. The incident took place when the postings of 37 recruits of the Punjab Public Service Commission were decided in the minister's office. Two lecturers sought the same posting at a government polytechnic institute in Patiala.

As Mr. Channi debated what to do, some bureaucrats in his office suggested he should go by merit. But the minister, according to reports, said, "Why don't we toss?" The young candidates went along with it and many in the room were seen chuckling when the minister tossed the coin. Defending the act, the minister said, "There were 37 candidates and they were given stations of their choice. Two of the candidates wanted the same station, their merit was also same, therefore, they themselves proposed a toss, so we did. There was no wrongdoing, it was done purely based on merit." A television channel quoted Congress leader Charan Singh Sapra as saying, "Decisions in the World Cup also happen by toss, Mr. Channi has not committed a crime." [3]

2nd controversy: A few days after he was inducted into the state cabinet, Channi, on the advice of an astrologer to have east facing entry to his house for political gains, illegally constructed a road from a park outside his official residence in Sector 2, Chandigarh. Within hours, the road was razed by the Chandigarh administration.

Again on his astrologer’s advice, Channi rode an elephant in the lawns of his house in Kharar. His picture of the “elephantine” act went viral and left many amused.[4]

3rd controversy: He has also had allegations of illegal mining in SAS Nagar district.[5]

4th controversy: In October 2017, Channi, who took an entrance test to pursue PhD on the Indian National Congress, failed to clear it, but later Panjab University authorities allegedly relaxed norms and slashed passing marks for SC/ST students, just to accommodate the minister.[6][7]

5th controversy: As the minister of technical education, Channi remained at loggerheads with officials working with him and he was accused of recommending transfer of one of the IAS officers whom he didn’t like.[8]

6th controversy: In another case, he was accused of sending lewd messages to a female IAS officer under the #MeToo movement.[9]