Enthused by the 4-0 debacle of the ruling BJP in the recent bypolls, Congress leaders staged statewide protest in their bid to fan out the “anti-BJP sentiment” raising the political pitch on the issues of price-rise, unemployment and alleged mafiaraj” in the state.
On the other hand, Indian National Congress top leaders KC Venugopal, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Navjot Singh Siddu, Charanjit Channi, Chief Minister Punjab and others today gathered in New Delhi to chalk out at a strategy following withdrawal of three contentious farm bills for the coming parliament session.
They are likely to work out a strategy in a new political situation that has arisen after the exit of Capt Amarinder Singh and his team from the Congress in Punjab and the stand taken by the Sayunkat Kisan Morcha , which is spearheading the movement in Singh-Gaziabad border, sources said.
Launching its jan jagran abhiyan against the ruling BJP regime, Congress staged protests in Badsar, Una and other places in Kangra and Shimla raising the issues of the price rise and unemloyment in the state.
Part’s Himachal affairs incharge Sanjay Dutt, led the abiyan in Badsar, leader of the opposition in Vidhan Sabha Mukesh Agnihotri lead the abhiyan in Una taking out prabhat pheries to show the BJP in dim light.