Punjab: Cong to launch protest against SAD-BJP
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- Last Updated: Friday, 03 June 2016 18:25
Punjab: Cong to launch protest against SAD-BJP, Rahul Gandhi, Amarinder Singh,Shakeel Ahmed, Prashant Kishor,Gurdaspur
Sources said Congress has decided to launch agitations where people's issues will be raised in all three regions of Punjab during the month of June to help connect with the masses.
Dharnas will be held in Jalandhar in Doaba region, Gurdaspur in the Majha region and Lambi in Malwa on various issues. Lambi is the home district of chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, which he represents in the state Vidhan Sabha.
The first of the dharnas will be held in Gurdaspur to agitate against cooperative sugar mills that are to pay crores to farmers. In Jalandhar, the issue will be deteriorating law and order in the wake of attack on Sant Dhandrianwala attack and the killing of Namdhari sect head's wife. In Lambi, the issue of money being collected by Akalis for government jobs will be highlighted.
Besides, a meeting of all district Congress leaders will also be held on June 6 in Chandigarh where further roles will be delegated to party leaders, the sources added.
Punjab goes to polls in early 2017 and Congress has been out of power for the last 10 years.