Congress goes full throttle with the last day of campaigning in Punjab, makes the maximum of the last 24 hours
- Rallies by top leaders:
Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi started off with his day at a community kitchen – Sajhan Chulha, in Baliyan Village, Sangrur where he interacted and shared a meal with the public. Rahul Gandhi later addressed a mammoth rally in Gidderbaha. He lambasted Kejriwal for shaking hands with the extremists, a move which is a threat to Punjab and has the potential to destabilise the state.
Rahul Gandhi promised the people of Punjab that within 2 months the Congress government will start working towards giving back all the Panchayat land to which the poor are entitled, and within 3 months corrective steps will be undertaken to clear the backlog of government jobs. He said that if brought to power, the Congress party will build a super speciality hospital in Punjab for the cancer patients.
He reminded the public about the 70,000 crore of farmers’ debt which was waved off by the party and committed to the people that the same will happen this time around as well in Punjab.
Captain Amarinder Singh
Captain Amarinder Singh pulled massive crowds in his rally in Kotkapura. During his rallies Captain said that the Badals have bought the economy of Punjab to its knees and they should not be spared for their misrule and selfish acts.
Rahul Gandhi and Captain Amarinder Singh addressed a massive rally together in the bastion of Parkash Singh Badal, Lambi.
Captain said that the Parkash Badal has no right to ask for votes as Lambi is in doldrums and the problem of mafia raj has been pervasive in the constituency. He appealed to the voters to support him in Punjab’s fight against the Badals so that together they can teach them a lesson.
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Hitting the ball out of the park in all his rallies and roadshows, Navjot Singh Sidhu interacted with crowds in Jalandhar Cantt, Ludhiana East, and Bathinda Urban.
Sidhu ridiculed the SAD-BJP government for shamelessly pillaging Punjab and leaving the state and its people in despair.
- 16,000 bikers and 117 bike rallies
More than 16,000 bikers took out bike rallies all over Punjab. In each Halka, around 150 bikers raced around the constituency with Congress flags on their bikes and the song, ‘Chaunda Hai Punjab, Captain di Sarkaar’ blaring through the speakers. These bikers went to all villages and public areas spreading the message of Congress and distributing collaterals- calendars and scales.
- 15,000 volunteers along with 2500 dhol wallas
A total of 15,000 volunteers are taking the message of Congress to every household in Punjab; and tagging along are 2500 dhol wallas to give a glimpse of the festivities that are to follow. These volunteers did door-to-door meetings to solidify the support base of Congress.
- 1500 Nukkad Sabhas by Congress Party workers
1500 Nukkad Sabhas are being held by Congress workers all over Punjab to discuss with the public their concerns and how is it that Congress is planning to address them.
- 117 Candidates in full throttle campaigning mode
In the last lap, all the candidates are campaigning aggressively by taking out rallies, roadshows, padyatras, and Jalsas. In Tarn Taran, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Patiala, Gurdaspur, almost all the candidates did massive roadshows and rallies. While in the other districts the candidates carried out padyatras to reach out to everyone in their constituencies and solidify their connect with the public.
- Dynamic rallies by women workers and volunteers
Women workers and volunteers were seen campaigning zealously today, the glimpses of which can be seen in the all women padyatra in Amloh and Payal.
- Nukkad Nataks
To give people a different flavour of campaigning, more than 100 Nukkad Nataks were done in various public places. These plays were customised as per the local issues in the area and were used to highlight the misrule of the SAD-BJP government and the incompetency of AAP.
With the eye at the prize – 2/3rd majority, Congress workers enveloped Punjab with the colour of the tricolour as everyone celebrated #जीत गाया Captain. The frenzy of the campaigning was palpable as ‘Chaunda Hai Punjab, Captain the Sarkar’ was heard echoing from every village, market area, public area, and mohalla of Punjab.
