00:00Amrindar Raja Varing is out and Pargat Singh is in as the Punjab Congress Chief.
00:06Congress has appointed former Olympian and Jalandharka tournament MLA Pargat Singh
00:11as the new president of the Punjab unit.
00:13Pargat Singh is a former Punjab minister for education and sports.
00:16The hockey legend has also captained India at the 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
00:23And he's a Padma Shri and Arjuna Award recipient for his achievements in hockey.
00:29While former Punjab Congress Chief Raja Varing has congratulated Pargat Singh on his appointment,
00:34Raja Varing had earlier said that he was not asked to resign, claiming that Rahul Gandhi showed him great affection.
00:40However, he said he felt Sachin Pilot wanted him out.
00:44Punjab BJP Chief Keval Dhillon says that the factional fight will not end with Varing's resignation or the appointment of
00:51a new chief.
00:52He also alleged that all Congress leaders are chasing the chief minister's chair.
00:56And Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Maan has launched an even sharper attack,
01:00saying that Congress has fewer workers but more leaders aspiring to become the chief minister.
01:06Thank you very much.
01:39In fact, India today exclusively spoke with outgoing Punjab Congress Chief Amrinder Singh Raja Varing
01:46after his meeting with Rahul Gandhi.
01:48Listen in to what he said.
02:32Let's now take a look and understand what is the Congress Party's Punjab game plan.
02:36So, the game plan includes the Jat-Sikh consolidation.
02:41So, Pargat Singh has been appointed as the Punjab Congress Chief to strengthen the party's outreach among the Jat-Sikh
02:47voters.
02:49One united front.
02:50So, they are bringing competing factions together under Sachin Pilot, who is the state in charge, his strategic coordination.
02:57The attack is on the Aam Admi Party, the current Aam Admi Party government.
03:02They are highlighting alleged policy gaps and also the law and order concerns in the state, particularly in the rural
03:08areas.
03:10Farmer outreach.
03:10So, the Congress Party is trying to reconnect with the rural voters who have shifted away by emphasizing agriculture-related
03:17relief measures,
03:18well-oiled poll machinery.
03:21So, Congress is also streamlining district and block-level teams to strengthen the grassroots coordination.
03:26So, that is the game plan of the Congress Party in Punjab ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.
03:32So, that is the game plan.
03:32So, that is the game plan.
03:32So, that is the game plan.
03:32So, that is the game plan.
03:32So, that is the game plan.
