CHANDIGARH, Aug. 22 -- The manifesto committee of the Punjab Congress on Friday held its first meeting, with chairman and Fatehgarh Sahib MP Amar Singh emphasising that the party will come out with a "people's manifesto" through wider public participation from different sections and regions of the state. The meeting took place nearly seven weeks after the All India Congress Committee (AICC) constituted the panel on July 1 ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. Apart from Amar Singh, former minister Pargat Singh, Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla and former minister Hardial Singh Kambhoj were present at the meeting. The committee discussed the framework for preparing the manifesto and decided that the document should reflect the aspirations, concerns and priorities of Punjabis rather than be drafted solely within the party organisation. The committee also decided to undertake large-scale consultations to identify and address the deep-rooted problems confronting the state. The panel will shortly begin a statewide consultation exercise, engaging trade and employee unions, professional and economic associations, social organisations, civil society groups, intellectuals, social workers and the general public. The committee also resolved to identify Punjab's long-standing structural and region-specific challenges and focus on practical solutions rather than routine political promises....