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.
Seechewal has taken the unusual step of mobilising villages against drugs and thefts while even asking for his own security personnel to be sent back to police stations facing shortages. He says his campaign is about saving Punjab’s youth, not attacking his own Government. But does the rise of such a parallel community effort suggest that the official machinery alone is still not enough ?
सीचेवाल ने नशे और चोरी के खिलाफ गांवों को लामबंद करने की अनोखी पहल की है। उन्होंने अपने सुरक्षा कर्मियों को भी उन पुलिस थानों में भेजने की मांग की, जहां स्टाफ की कमी है। उनका कहना है कि यह अभियान पंजाब के युवाओं को बचाने के लिए है, न कि अपनी ही सरकार के खिलाफ। लेकिन क्या इस तरह के समानांतर सामुदायिक प्रयास यह संकेत देते हैं कि सरकारी तंत्र अकेले अभी भी इस समस्या से निपटने के लिए पर्याप्त नहीं है ?
In 2022, the AAP wave swept dozens of first-time candidates into the Assembly, many with little or no previous electoral experience. Four years later, they have the Government record to defend and voters who can now judge them on their actual performance. So, when the 2027 ticket bell rings, how many of these “one-time winners” can actually repeat the performance ?
