Cong. drops stalwarts Azad, Tewari from Punjab campaign list
The Hindu
Manish Tewari is sitting MP from the State and prominent Hindu leader
Former Leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad and Lok Sabha member from Punjab Manish Tewari are notable absentees from the Congress party’s list of star campaigners for the upcoming Assembly polls in the border State.
The list of 30 star campaigners, released on Friday, included Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) Navjot Singh Sidhu apart from former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, former chief Rahul Gandhi and general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
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The Hindu photo feature on Aragam which is now known as book village. Photos and text by Imran Nissar
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