Chandigarh, March 19 -- Ahead of the upcoming budget session of the Punjab legislative assembly, the Congress party is preparing to take an aggressive stance and corner the government on drugs and unfulfilled promises.

The shift in strategy was signalled by Bhupesh Baghel, the party's Punjab affairs in-charge during a meeting with Congress MLAs in New Delhi on Tuesday. Former Chhattisgarh CM Bhagel also said that the party's high command was keeping a close eye on the performance of its legislators during the session.

The meeting, which lasted close to an hour, was attended by the leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa, Punjab Congress chief and Ludhiana MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, and other party legislators.

During the meeting,...