Joined by Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will lead tractor rallies across the state from 3-5 October, in protest against the Centre’s agriculture laws.
All Punjab ministers and Congress MLAs will participate in the protest rallies, along with the AICC general secretary incharge of Punjab affairs, Harish Rawat, and PPCC president Sunil Jakhar.
The tractor rallies will cover more than 50 km, spread over three days in various districts and constituencies, according to a Punjab Congress spokesperson. The tractor rallies are scheduled at around 11 am on each of the three days.
The protest rally on Day 1 (3 October) will cover a total distance of 22 km, starting with a public meeting at Badni Kalan (Nihal Singh Wala, District Moga), before moving through Lopon (Nihal Singh Wala). The rally will then move into Jagraon (Ludhiana), where it will be received at Chakar, Lakha and Manoke, culminating eventually in a public meeting Jattpura (Raikot, Ludhiana).
On Day 2 (4 October), a total of 20 km would be covered, beginning with a Reception at Barnala Chowk, Sangrur, from where Rahul and his team will travel by car to Bhawanigarh for a public meeting, before embarking on tractors to Samana (Patiala), where receptions will be held at Fatehgarh Chhana and Bahmna, before ending the day with a public meeting at Grain Market, Samana.
On Monday (5 October), the protest will begin from Dudhan Sadhan (Patiala) with a public meeting, and the tractors will then travel 10 km to Pehowa border, from where Team Rahul will enter Haryana, for a series of programmes there.