Hockey legends turned candidates hit streets in Jalandhar Cantonment as campaign fever starts
ThePrint follows the election campaigns of hockey legends Pargat Singh of the Congress and Surinder Singh Sodhi of AAP, and of the Congress’s Malvika Sood, sister of actor Sonu Sood.
Congress cabinet minister and hockey legend Pargat Singh campaigning in his constituency at Jandiala village in Jalandhar Cantonment. | Praveen Jain | ThePrint
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Jalandhar & Moga: Election campaigning in Punjab is currently in full swing. Though leaders are currently not allowed to hold rallies, door-to-door campaigning, small public meetings, and strategising are currently keeping politicians on their toes.
ThePrint followed the election campaigns of hockey legends Pargat Singh of the Congress and Surinder Singh Sodhi of the Aam Aadmi Party who have locked horns for the Jalandhar Cantonment Assembly constituency.
Singh is an incumbent cabinet minister who held three key portfolios in the government — sports, education, and NRI affairs. At Dhani village, Singh visited a gurdwara to offer prayers and attended a local weightlifting competition.
Sodhi, conducting door-to-door campaigning in the main market, was greeted by hockey fans, old teammates and classmates.
In Moga, ThePrint caught up with Congress candidate Malvika Sood, campaigning with her brother, actor Sonu Sood. The actor was a crowd-puller with many eager to click pictures with him.
In Jalandhar, big cutouts of Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi were put up ahead of a virtual rally. Congress supporters lined up to get a glimpse of Singh. However, many were disappointed as he didn’t stop his motorcade to greet them.
Villagers raise hands for Congress leader and hockey legend Pargat Singh at Jandiala village in Jalandhar Cantonment | Praveen Jain | ThePrintLocal sportspersons compete in a weightlifting competition in Jandiala Village as cabinet minister and hockey legend Pargat Singh looks on. | Praveen Jain | ThePrintChildren play on the weightlifting turf at Jandiala village after the weightlifting event attended by Pargat Singh. | Praveen Jain | ThePrintCutouts of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi line the streets of Jalandhar. | Praveen Jain | ThePrintAam Aadmi party van parked at the Jalandhar city market | Praveen Jain | ThePrintA rag picker walks past the Aam Aadmi party van at Jalandhar Cantonment market | Praveen Jain | ThePrintActor Sonu Sood fixes the microphone for his sister and Congress candidate Malvika Sood as they campaign at Khukhrana village in Moga. | Praveen Jain | ThePrintSonu Sood helps a photographer shoot during his sister’s campaign at Khukhrana village in Moga. | Praveen Jain | ThePrintCongress candidate Malvika Sood and her brother Sonu Sood campaign at Khukhrana village in Moga. | Praveen Jain | ThePrintMalvika Sood and her brother Sonu Sood campaign at Khukhrana village in Moga. | Praveen Jain | ThePrintHockey legend and AAP candidate Surinder Sodhi campaigns at the Jalandhar Cantonment market | Praveen Jain | ThePrintA rag picker looks on as AAP’s Surinder Sodhi campaigns in Jalandhar. | Praveen Jain | ThePrint
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