Chandigarh. Congress has intensified its political campaign before the 2027 assembly elections in Punjab. State Congress president Pargat Singh on Tuesday announced that the party will launch the statewide campaign 'Punjab Mangda Insaaf' from Thursday. Under this, public relations programs, worker meetings and cycle tours will be organized in various districts. Through the campaign the party will raise various issues related to the state.
Suggestions sought from senior leaders for manifesto
Talking to journalists, Pargat Singh said that a meeting of the party's manifesto committee has been held. In this, suggestions have been sought from senior leaders, MLAs and MPs. He said that all the senior leaders have given their suggestions, which will be included in the process of preparing the manifesto.
Focus will be on IT sector and employment
Pargat Singh said that on the first day of the campaign, programs related to IT sector and meetings with workers will be organized. The cycle journey will start the next day. Congress leaders and workers will participate in it. Programs will also be organized by the party in different parts of the state.
Campaign expanded after Sangrur's justice rally
This campaign is being launched after the 'Insaf Rally' of Congress organized in Sangrur on 4th November. In this rally, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi addressed the workers.
Earlier, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh had said that the party has sounded the trumpet of change in Punjab. He had accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of not fulfilling its promise to eliminate the drug problem from the state.
Congress will raise issues of drug addiction, gangsterism and farmers
Congress has identified drug-free Punjab, curbing gangsterism, farmers' rights, employment for youth and empowerment of weaker sections as key issues for its campaign.
Rahul Gandhi had also criticized the AAP government over the drug problem in the state, while Mallikarjun Kharge had appealed to Congress workers to remain united before the elections.
It is noteworthy that in the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party formed the government by winning 92 out of 117 seats, while Congress got 18 seats.