Congress works for everyone, says party's Punjab chief Warring ahead of Tarn Taran by-election

Tarn Taran (Punjab) [India], October 26 (ANI): Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday appealed to the people of Tarn Taran to vote for the Congress for peace, progress and prosperity in the state. He cautioned people against emotional exploitation.
Addressing an impressive public meeting in support of Karanbir Singh Burj, the party candidate for the Tarn Taran by-election here today, Warring cautioned people against any emotional exploitation.
He pointed out that now the people of Punjab have seen the rule and working of all three governments: that of the Congress, the Akali-BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party.
"You are in the best position to make the right choice", he told people, adding, "it is the Congress which takes along all sections of people and works for peace, progress and prosperity for everyone".
The PCC president asserted that the days of the AAP government in Punjab were numbered as it was now on its last leg. Besides, he added, the party was in such a pitiable condition that it had to outsource its candidate from the Akali Dal, which had already been rejected by the people of Punjab.
"You can well imagine the plight of the AAP that it did not have anyone from within the party to fight the by-election and had to import it from a party that has been rejected by the people long back", he pointed out.
Warring cautioned people against the emotive slogans raised by the supporters of one of the candidates, telling them it is not for the first time that such people have joined the electoral fray.
"You know that there is no benefit in voting for such people, as public service is the last thing on their mind, as they indulge in pointless propaganda which serves no purpose", he remarked, while telling them to choose someone who will be in the legislative assembly and not somewhere else.
The PCC president, while appealing to people to elect the Congress candidate Karanbir Singh Burj, promised that it would be the beginning of a new era for the progress and prosperity of Punjab. "Let us make a beginning from Tarn Taran now and take it forward across Punjab by 2027", he appealed to people amidst the slogans of 'Bole so Nihal, Sat Sri Akal'.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on October 6 announced that by-elections for eight assembly constituencies across seven states and Union Territories will take place on November 11.
The counting of votes for the by-election is scheduled for November 14. These by-elections are being held to fill vacancies caused by various reasons such as resignations, deaths, or disqualifications. The by-elections will take place in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam and Nagrota districts, Rajasthan's Anta district, Jharkhand's Ghatshila district, Telangana's Jubilee Hills district, Punjab's Tarn Taran district, Mizoram's Dampa district, and Odisha's Nuapada district. (ANI)