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?
For months, the Punjab Congress was consumed by lobbying, rival camps, public pressure and demands for a leadership change. Yet Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge refused to alter their decision, retaining Raja Warring as Punjab Congress chief and Partap Singh Bajwa as Leader of Opposition despite visible internal dissent. Their message was unmistakable, the Congress high command, not competing factions, will decide the party's future. But this raises a larger question: Is the Congress under Rahul Gandhi and Kharge becoming a more disciplined organisation, or a more centralised one ? Can a party strengthen internal democracy if its biggest organisational decisions are driven by the high command rather than broader organisational consensus ?
पिछले कई महीनों तक पंजाब कांग्रेस लॉबिंग, गुटबाज़ी, सार्वजनिक दबाव और नेतृत्व बदलने की मांगों से घिरी रही। इसके बावजूद राहुल गांधी और मल्लिकार्जुन खड़गे अपने फैसले पर अडिग रहे और आंतरिक असंतोष के बावजूद राजा वड़िंग को पंजाब कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष तथा प्रताप सिंह बाजवा को नेता प्रतिपक्ष बनाए रखा। उनका संदेश बिल्कुल स्पष्ट था, कांग्रेस का भविष्य गुट नहीं, बल्कि हाईकमान तय करेगा। लेकिन इससे एक बड़ा सवाल खड़ा होता है: क्या राहुल गांधी और खड़गे के नेतृत्व में कांग्रेस अधिक अनुशासित संगठन बन रही है, या फिर पहले से अधिक केंद्रीकृत ? क्या कोई पार्टी आंतरिक लोकतंत्र को मजबूत कह सकती है, यदि उसके सबसे बड़े संगठनात्मक फैसले व्यापक सहमति के बजाय केवल हाईकमान की इच्छा से तय हों ?
After serving as Punjab's sitting Chief Minister, Charanjit Singh Channi lost both Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur in the 2022 Assembly elections. He then spent months away from active Punjab politics before returning to lead a fresh show of strength, with nearly 60 Congress leaders backing him for a bigger role in Punjab. This raises a question: On what political mandate is Channi seeking to lead the Punjab Congress ? Should a leader who lost both his seats and stayed away after defeat now become the face of the party's revival, or does his brief tenure as Chief Minister deserve another chance ?
