Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has alleged that around 15,000 votes were deleted in his Kotkapura constituency and accused the BJP of influencing the SIR process. With protests against SIR spreading across the country, the controversy has raised concerns about voter rights in Punjab ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections. Is BJP’s push for power coming at the cost of voters’ rights ?
पंजाब विधानसभा के स्पीकर कुलतार सिंह संधवां ने आरोप लगाया है कि उनके कोटकपूरा विधानसभा क्षेत्र में करीब 15,000 वोट काटे गए। उन्होंने SIR प्रक्रिया में भाजपा के दखल का भी आरोप लगाया है। देशभर में SIR के खिलाफ हो रहे विरोध प्रदर्शनों के बीच इस विवाद ने 2027 के पंजाब विधानसभा चुनाव से पहले मतदाताओं के अधिकारों को लेकर चिंता बढ़ा दी है। क्या पंजाब में सत्ता हासिल करने की भाजपा की कोशिश मतदाताओं के अधिकारों की कीमत पर हो रही है ?
With the Shiromani Akali Dal now publicly saying that no alliance talks are underway with the BJP, and Harsimrat Kaur Badal also making it clear that she has not signalled a tie-up, the BJP’s 2027 Punjab strategy could face a very different political test. The BJP has already said it is preparing for all 117 seats and is building its own organisation across the state. In such a scenario, does the party now need to put forward a clear Punjab-based CM face to give its campaign a stronger local identity and which of its senior leaders could take on that role ?
