Sangrur

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Rahul Gandhi launched Congress's Punjab poll campaign in Sangrur, calling Sidhu Moosewala's murder a sign of gangsterism turning into a mindset.

He attacked both the AAP government and the BJP-led Centre over gangs, drugs, unemployment and falling youth trust in institutions. He also said a Congress government would be run from Punjab, not Delhi.

Three 10-day cycle yatras through Majha, Malwa and Doaba start November 12, focusing on law and order and the killings of anti-drug activists. Rahul Gandhi may also meet families hit by drug abuse on another visit, though dates are still open.

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Rahul Gandhi has chosen Sangrur to open the Congress's campaign for Punjab's 2027 assembly election. He will address an Insaaf Rally there on Wednesday as the party takes on AAP in the Malwa belt.

Malwa's 69 seats are widely seen as key to power in Punjab. AAP won 66 of them in 2022, while Congress took Gidderbaha and Abohar and the SAD took Dakha.

Sangrur has also been in the news over drug-related issues, including the alleged suicide of a man from Toor Banjara village in Dirba who had publicly questioned a minister over drugs in his village.