Has any political, religious, or social organisation, even for record’s sake, or any official department ever bothered to keep an authentic record of sufferings, collateral damages to mankind, monetary and other losses during the Partition of the nation, which actually was only of united Punjab subsequently trifurcating into Himachal Pradesh and Haryana?
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Where are those who shout from rooftops to propagate vested interests on these decisions?
Punjab's local body election numbers have triggered serious questions for the Congress. While AAP surged from just 69 seats to 958 seats, Congress crashed from 1,399 seats to only 397. At the same time, the BJP jumped from 49 seats to 172, while the Akali Dal slipped from 284 to 192. These figures have intensified the debate over leadership, strategy, and the party's readiness for 2027. This raises an intriguing political question: If Congress lost over 1,000 local body seats compared to the previous election while AAP and BJP both expanded their footprint, is the party facing a temporary setback or a deeper structural problem ? And can Congress realistically dream of forming the next Government without first explaining what caused such a dramatic collapse in its own numbers ?
पंजाब के स्थानीय निकाय चुनावों के आंकड़ों ने कांग्रेस के सामने कई गंभीर सवाल खड़े कर दिए हैं। जहां आम आदमी पार्टी 69 सीटों से बढ़कर 958 सीटों तक पहुंच गई, वहीं कांग्रेस 1,399 सीटों से घटकर सिर्फ 397 सीटों पर सिमट गई। इसी दौरान भाजपा 49 से बढ़कर 172 सीटों तक पहुंची, जबकि अकाली दल 284 से घटकर 192 सीटों पर आ गया। इन आंकड़ों ने कांग्रेस के नेतृत्व, रणनीति और 2027 की तैयारियों को लेकर बहस तेज कर दी है। ऐसे में बड़ा सवाल यह है कि जब कांग्रेस पिछले चुनाव की तुलना में 1,000 से अधिक सीटें गंवा चुकी है और उसके प्रतिद्वंद्वी अपना आधार बढ़ा रहे हैं, तो क्या यह सिर्फ एक अस्थायी झटका है या फिर पार्टी किसी गहरी संगठनात्मक समस्या का सामना कर रही है ? और क्या कांग्रेस अपनी गिरती हुई संख्या के कारणों को समझाए बिना अगली सरकार बनाने का सपना देख सकती है ?
Partap Singh Bajwa has long cultivated the image of an independent and politically sharp leader within Punjab Congress. As Leader of the Opposition, he has often tried to stay above the party's internal factional battles. However, with the ongoing Channi-Warring rivalry and growing talk of organisational changes after Congress's disappointing civic poll performance, Bajwa is increasingly being viewed as being closer to the Warring camp. As the battle for influence ahead of 2027 intensifies, an interesting question emerges could Partap Singh Bajwa end up paying a political price if the Congress high command decides that major changes are needed in Punjab and leaders linked to existing power centres come under scrutiny ?
