Chandigarh, Jan. 8 -- Amid continuing factionalism and intense one-upmanship among the top leadership of the Punjab Congress, the party is attempting to shift the political narrative by rolling out a mass agitation centred on rural employment.

Seeking to project unity at a time when internal fault lines are becoming increasingly visible, the Congress will launch the "MGNREGA Bachao Sangram" in Punjab from Gurdaspur on Thursday, positioning the campaign as a grassroots counter to both the BJP at the Centre and the AAP government in the state.

AICC general secretary and Punjab affairs in-charge Bhupesh Baghel will lead the Congress campaign.

The state-wide agitation is part of the Congress' nationwide movement against the alleged scrappi...