Chandigarh, Jan. 20 -- The row over former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi's remarks about Dalit neglect in the party escalated on Monday with a section of Congress leaders releasing his alleged video online and the party high command taking cognisance of the growing infighting in the Punjab unit.

Patiala MP Dharamvira Gandhi also issued a statement, flagging the growing internal discord and seeking urgent intervention by the Congress high command.

In the video, reportedly from a meeting held in Chandigarh on Saturday, Channi is seen questioning the lack of proportional representation for Dalits in the party leadership despite Punjab having a Dalit population of 35 to 38%. "The Punjab (Congress) president is from upper cast...