Can estimates be drawn from this about development in Punjab?
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The idea of industrial development in any state can be gauged from new industrial power connections in a state. Punjab, with 23 districts, has around 3,400 new industrial connections.
Harsimrat Kaur Badal has rejected speculation that she signalled a possible SAD-BJP alliance for the 2027 Punjab elections. She said her recent remarks about development were misinterpreted and insisted that she had not given any indication about the alliance. Yet, with the elections just months away, the alliance question continues to attract attention. If Harsimrat Badal says she has given no signal on a SAD-BJP alliance, why does the alliance question keep following her campaign and is SAD keeping its options open ?
हरसिमरत कौर बादल ने 2027 के पंजाब विधानसभा चुनावों के लिए शिरोमणि अकाली दल-भारतीय जनता पार्टी गठबंधन के संकेत देने की अटकलों को खारिज किया है। उन्होंने कहा कि विकास को लेकर उनकी हालिया टिप्पणी को गलत समझा गया और उन्होंने गठबंधन को लेकर कोई संकेत नहीं दिया था। फिर भी, चुनाव कुछ ही महीनों दूर हैं और गठबंधन का सवाल लगातार चर्चा में बना हुआ है। अगर हरसिमरत बादल कह रही हैं कि उन्होंने शिरोमणि अकाली दल-भारतीय जनता पार्टी गठबंधन का कोई संकेत नहीं दिया, तो गठबंधन का सवाल उनके अभियान का पीछा क्यों नहीं छोड़ रहा ? क्या शिरोमणि अकाली दल अपने विकल्प खुले रख रहा है ?
Manpreet Singh Ayali says only Akali Dal ‘Waris Punjab De’ can eradicate Punjab’s drug problem. But the party itself is still awaiting formal ECI registration, while its leader Amritpal Singh remains in jail. The ECI has also told the Delhi High Court that security-related concerns are part of its review of the registration application. Before declaring that Waris Punjab De alone can save Punjab from drugs, should Manpreet Ayali first answer how a party without ECI registration and with its leader in jail plans to run the state ?
