Punjab has more than 20 thousand registered factories where around 8 lakh workers called blue-collar workers are employed, which is less than even 3.3% of the population of Punjab that has regular jobs.
The Behbal Kalan firing case has refused to disappear from Punjab’s political conversation, and Sukhbir Singh Badal seeking more time to appear before the SIT puts the spotlight back on the Shiromani Akali Dal’s unresolved baggage. With the 2027 election battle already taking shape, can Sukhbir Badal afford to keep this controversy in the waiting room or could every delay give his opponents another opportunity to turn an old wound into a fresh electoral weapon ?
बेअदबी के बाद 2015 के बहबल कलां गोलीकांड का मामला पंजाब की सियासत से अब तक गायब नहीं हुआ है। एस.आई.टी. के सामने पेश होने के लिए सुखबीर सिंह बादल द्वारा और समय मांगने से शिरोमणि अकाली दल का पुराना राजनीतिक बोझ फिर चर्चा में आ गया है। 2027 का चुनावी मुकाबला आकार ले रहा है, ऐसे में क्या सुखबीर बादल इस विवाद को यूं ही लंबित रख सकते हैं या हर देरी उनके विरोधियों को इस पुराने जख्म को नए चुनावी हथियार में बदलने का एक और मौका देगी ?
Sukhbir Singh Badal is back with a familiar electoral pitch, atta dal, ₹1 Lakh for daughters’ marriages and more welfare promises as the Shiromani Akali Dal gears up for 2027. After years of political setbacks, is the Akali Dal trying to win back Punjab not with a new political formula but with an old one repackaged for a new election ? And if every party keeps adding to the freebies menu, will Punjab’s voters be choosing the Government or simply the biggest offer ?
