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JIND: Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala, 51, the party’s candidate for the high-stake Jind assembly bypoll, describes himself as “son of the soil.” A typical campaign day starts early for him. Then he tries to resolve their issues.Surjewala also keeps local Congress leaders who were upset at not having been given tickets with him. After a series of public meetings, he meets small groups of leaders. He gives them an opportunity to address public meetings in villages to spread the message that every faction is with him.Surjewala concludes his village programme at 8pm. Saturday’s programme took off from Ikkas village, where he was joined by Rohtak parliamentarian Deepender Singh Hooda, a popular Jat leader..