Kharge summons Punjab Congress top brass to Delhi for poll roadmap
Chandigarh, Oct. 31 -- With an eye on reclaiming Punjab in 2027, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has called a crucial meeting of the state's leadership in Delhi on October 31 to review the party's organisation and chalk out a winning roadmap for the upcoming electoral battle.
The meeting is expected to bring together senior state leaders, including party MPs, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Pargat Singh, leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa and other office-bearers.
The high-level consultation comes ahead of Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi's "Insaaf Rally" in Sangrur on November 4. It follows a series of consultations between All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal and Punjab leaders at the party's Chandigarh headquarters on October 26.
Those present included Punjab in-charge Sachin Pilot, Pargat Singh, Bajwa, former state Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, besides party MPs, MLAs and district Congress committee presidents.
During the discussions, Venugopal stressed the need for discipline and cohesion within the state unit, making it clear that indiscipline or attempts to weaken the party from within would not be tolerated.
He also reiterated that the Congress would contest the 2027 assembly elections under collective leadership, signalling that individual leaders would not be allowed to run separate campaigns or project themselves independently as the party's face. The Delhi meeting is expected to take forward these discussions for the 2027 polls.
Senior Congress leader Vijay Inder Singla, meanwhile, accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of failing to maintain law and order, and curb the drug menace.
Addressing a press conference in Patiala, Singla, who is the chairman of the Congress Election Management and Coordination Committee, said traders, and industrialists were increasingly reluctant to invest in Punjab or expand their businesses over security concerns....
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