Reports of protests by YAD activists were received from Amritsar, Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur, Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib, among other places in the state.
"Rahul Gandhi has no right to stake claim to the post of Prime Minister if he wants to carry the baggage of people like Bajwa with a dirty past with him," said several Youth Akali Dal leaders protesting in front of the Ludhiana district headquarters.
The protesters included PWD Minister Sharnjit Singh Dhillon, Advisor to CM Maheshinder Singh Grewal, former minister Hira Singh Gabria, MLAs Manpreet Singh Ayali, S R Kaler, Ranjit Singh Dhillon and Darshan Singh Shivalik.