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Has the “tribute controversy” involving Sajjan Kumar put brakes on Rahul Gandhi's proposed bus tour in Punjab? This question is being raised rapidly in the political circles at this time, because Rahul Gandhi's yatra, which started in the first week of September, was about to leave after paying obeisance at Darbar Sahib.

Congress was seeing this mega bus journey as the formal beginning of the Punjab Assembly election campaign. But after the Sajjan Kumar controversy, this journey is now continuously getting delayed. This means that even before the start of the election campaign, Congress's plan seems to be completely derailed.

Sajjan Kumar controversy increases Congress's problems From the first week of September, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was going to create an atmosphere on the streets of Punjab. But the tribute from Haryana Congress leaders on the death of Sajjan Kumar and the subsequent sharp counterattack by former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi increased the party's problems.

Charanjit Singh Channi had given a very sharp reaction to the statement of Deependra Hooda, who allegedly called Sajjan Kumar a role model. However, as the political turmoil increased, Channi had to express regret over his statement and also had to give clarification several times. This sensitive controversy, which arose just before the Punjab elections, has pushed Congress on the backfoot both internally and externally, which has had a direct impact on Rahul Gandhi's bus journey and this journey has been postponed.

Know what was the schedule of Rahul Gandhi's bus journey? Rahul Gandhi was about to launch his election tour of Punjab from Amritsar. According to the plan, after paying obeisance at Darbar Sahib in Amritsar, a special bus journey was to begin with all the senior leaders of Punjab Congress.

This bus journey of Rahul Gandhi was going to start from Amritsar and cover a distance of about 135 kilometers to Hussainiwala. In the very first phase of this yatra, a blueprint was prepared to cover about 25 to 30 assembly constituencies of Punjab. Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Wadding said that the visit will start soon and Rahul Gandhi can stay in Punjab from 2 days to 15 days.

Congress is a victim of severe factionalism in Punjab. Punjab Congress has been struggling with internal strife and factionalism for a long time. The group of Charanjit Singh Channi and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa is adamant on removing State President Raja Vading from the post at any cost, although at present the high command has clearly refused any major organizational change.

Amidst this internal strife, the party's strategy through Rahul Gandhi's bus journey was to give a message of unity by making the leaders of all the opposing factions sit in the same bus. But this 'solidarity show' of Rahul Gandhi seems to be in trouble at the moment.

Internal report and race for CM face spoiled the game Congress claims that this yatra will start soon and Rahul Gandhi will campaign vigorously in Punjab. On the other hand, BJP is sarcastically saying that the internal conflict of Congress has stopped Rahul Gandhi's chariot.

According to an inside report by Congress election strategist Sunil Konugolu, there were very good chances of victory against the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab. But the competition to become the face of the post of Chief Minister has spoiled the entire mathematics of the party. About five big leaders in Punjab Congress are seeing themselves in the race for the post of CM and are making statements against each other. Due to this the party is weakening just before the elections. However, Congress is still hoping for a miracle with the arrival of Rahul Gandhi that he will be able to bring the workers and leaders on one platform.