Sachin Pilot to Begin Five-Day Punjab Yatra, Meet Gang-Violence Victims' Familiesਸਚਿਨ ਪਾਇਲਟ ਦੀ ਪੰਜ ਦਿਨਾਂ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਯਾਤਰਾ, ਗੈਂਗ ਹਿੰਸਾ ਪੀੜਤ ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਿਲਣਗੇ

Congress leader Sachin Pilot will spend five days travelling across Punjab from Friday, October 16, meeting families who have lost relatives to gang violence, the party announced on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Pilot is the All India Congress Committee general secretary in charge of Punjab.

Which districts will the yatra cover?

The tour runs from October 16 to October 20 and covers 11 districts: Moga, Bathinda, Mansa, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur, Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran and Amritsar. In each district, Pilot is scheduled to go to the homes of bereaved families, offer condolences and hear directly from them about the crimes and about the response they received from the police and the state government.

The party said many of the killings on the list have been claimed by organised gangs or linked to them, and that several families have waited months, and in some cases years, for an arrest, a chargesheet or a fair trial.

What does Congress say the yatra is for?

Congress said the purpose is to give these families a voice. The party said it will carry their demand for justice to the public, to the state government and, where needed, to the courts. Pilot is also expected to argue that the steady deterioration of law and order in Punjab has eroded the moral right of the Aam Aadmi Party government to remain in office, a charge the AAP has faced repeatedly from opposition parties after a series of targeted killings in the state.

The announcement comes in a charged week for Punjab politics. A statewide bandh on October 15 over the killing of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Mansa drew support from opposition parties, and Congress leaders have used the case to question the government's record on drugs and policing.

How does this fit Congress's Punjab reset?

The yatra follows a change at the top of the state unit. New Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Pargat Singh took office in Chandigarh on October 11, pledging to fight for the rights and dignity of people in the state and naming farmers, young people, traders and families as the groups the party wants to stand for. A five-day, 11-district tour led by the party's Punjab in-charge is the first big ground programme of that new leadership, well ahead of the next assembly election cycle.

What response the tour draws from families, and whether the state government announces fresh measures on gang violence during the same five days, will shape how long the issue stays at the centre of Punjab politics.

When does Sachin Pilot's Punjab yatra run?

The five-day yatra runs from October 16 to October 20, 2026, covering 11 districts across Punjab.

Whom will Pilot meet during the tour?

Pilot will visit the homes of families who lost loved ones to gang violence, offer condolences and record their accounts of the crimes and of the official response.

What will Congress do with what families tell him?

The party said it will take the families' demand for justice to the public, to the state government and, where needed, to the courts.