Tarn Taran, Oct. 12 -- The Congress on Saturday launched the campaign of its candidate Karanbir Singh Burj for the Tarn Taran assembly bypoll, with party leaders warning that divisive forces were trying to push Punjab once again towards an era of death, destruction and darkness.

The bypoll has been necessitated by the death of ruling party's MLA Kashmir Singh Sohal in June. The voting will be held on November 11, and the counting of votes will be conducted on November 14.

After paying obeisance at Gurdwara Bir Baba Budha Sahib, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and leader of Opposition in Punjab assembly Partap Singh Bajwa, along with other senior party leaders, said this election will decide th...