When will some sense of responsibility prevail in decision-makers in view of the existing state of affairs?
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School education in Punjab has around 9,400 Senior Secondary Schools, and around 4,600 Middle or elementary schools are providing the next level of education. Primary schools are around 13,500 in 12,580 inhabited villages.
After Sukhbir Singh Badal, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Bikram Singh Majithia and Ganieve Kaur Majithia, the Shiromani Akali Dal’s leadership picture still raises a bigger question: Is there another leader with enough organisational strength, grassroots connect and political weight to emerge as the party’s next big face ? With the party looking beyond its established power centres and trying to rebuild its political relevance, who could realistically be the “Number 5” in the Akali Dal ?
सुखबीर सिंह बादल, हरसिमरत कौर बादल, बिक्रम सिंह मजीठिया और गनीव कौर मजीठिया के बाद, शिरोमणि अकाली दल के नेतृत्व को लेकर एक बड़ा सवाल बना हुआ है: क्या कोई ऐसा नेता है, जिसमें पार्टी का अगला बड़ा चेहरा बनने के लिए पर्याप्त संगठनात्मक क्षमता, जमीनी जुड़ाव और राजनीतिक प्रभाव हो ? पार्टी अपने स्थापित शक्ति केंद्रों से आगे बढ़कर अपनी राजनीतिक प्रासंगिकता फिर से मजबूत करने की कोशिश कर रही है। ऐसे में, अकाली दल में “नंबर 5” के रूप में कौन उभर सकता है ?
Charanjit Singh Channi’s political comeback comes amid fresh factional tensions in the Punjab Congress, with his camp and supporters openly at odds with the camp led by Punjab Congress Chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring. Recent meetings, rival events and public shows of strength have kept the leadership tussle alive ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections. After the 2022 electoral setback and amid the ongoing Congress factional fight, does Channi deserve another chance to lead the Punjab Congress ?
