Punjab Congress has decided to contest Block Samiti and Zila Parishad elections on the party symbol — the hand.
A decision to this effect was announced after the meeting of party leaders including legislators, former MlAs, district presidents, party candidates in 2012 Assembly polls, and other senior leaders. Punjab Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa maintained that the Congress MPs in Delhi had also given their consent to the decision of contesting elections on party symbol.
“Congress would go to the polls with the determination of winning majority….and contest polls on the party symbol. Congress workers are in high spirits whereas the ruling SAD-BJP alliance is trying to hijack the election process,” said Bajwa.
Bajwa added that he had apprised the All India Congress Committee (AICC) president and other central leaders about the situation in Punjab and he was assured full support in the fight against ruling alliance.
Bajwa said the party’s legal cell would start working in all districts and the nominations papers would be filed after legal scrutiny at the party level.
Directions have also been issued to all the party workers at all levels to also file the nomination papers of covering candidates.
Revealing the strategy, Bajwa said that they would go to people in panchayat elections with the copy of promises made to people by SAD-BJP alliance in its manifesto regarding unemployment allowance, enhancing Shagun scheme amount, old-age and widow pensions, among others.
Former Chief Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, also present in the meeting, said the party was united