Chandigarh, Nov. 13 -- Stepping up its political mobilisation ahead of the 2027 Punjab assembly elections, the Congress on Thursday launched its eight-day "Jawani Sambhal cycle yatra" from Chamkaur Sahib, with former chief minister and Jalandhar MP Charanjit Singh Channi leading the outreach campaign in the presence of state party president Pargat Singh, leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa and party's general secretary-cum-state in-charge Sachin Pilot. However, former Punjab Congress president and Ludhiana MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring was conspicuous by his absence from the flagging-off event in Chamkaur Sahib, the assembly constituency earlier represented by Channi. The first phase of the yatra will cover approximately 625 km, passing through 28 assembly constituencies over eight days. The initiative is a part of the party's "Punjab Mangda Insaaf" campaign, launched a day earlier at the Punjab Congress Bhawan in Chandigarh, to highlight the issues confronting the state and mobilise support. Addressing the gathering, Pilot accused the AAP government in the state of failing to tackle the drug menace, corruption and other pressing issues. Pargat Singh said the Congress would demand accountability on issues ranging from river waters to the deteriorating law and order situation, drug trafficking and gangsterism. Channi said people were waiting for an opportunity to oust the AAP government....