Mahatma Gandhi Narega was implemented by the UPA Government to provide 120 days of man-hour work with predetermined wages for implementing projects with manual labor.
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Is there any check to see the job done by heavy machines in place of deserving manpower, and even bills are conveniently cleared, leaving vulnerable segments jobless?
Sukhbir Singh Badal has accused Giani Raghbir Singh of acting like an AAP worker and warned the Bhagwant Mann Government against using religion for political purposes. The remarks have once again placed the relationship between Punjab's religious institutions and political parties under the spotlight. But they also raise a sharper question when political leaders repeatedly accuse each other of politicising religion, are they exposing a genuine problem, or simply fighting over who controls the narrative around faith and Panthic politics ? And at a time when the Akali Dal is trying to rebuild its relevance, does taking on religious controversies strengthen its traditional support base, or risk reminding voters why many of them drifted away in the first place ?
सुखबीर सिंह बादल ने ज्ञानी रघबीर सिंह पर 'आप' के कार्यकर्ता की तरह काम करने का आरोप लगाया है और भगवंत मान सरकार को धर्म को राजनीति के लिए इस्तेमाल न करने की चेतावनी दी है। इस बयान ने एक बार फिर पंजाब की धार्मिक संस्थाओं और राजनीतिक दलों के रिश्तों पर बहस छेड़ दी है। लेकिन इससे एक बड़ा सवाल भी खड़ा होता है जब राजनीतिक नेता बार-बार एक दूसरे पर धर्म के राजनीतिक इस्तेमाल का आरोप लगाते हैं, तो क्या वे सचमुच किसी गंभीर समस्या को उजागर कर रहे होते हैं, या सिर्फ यह लड़ाई होती है कि धार्मिक और पंथक मुद्दों की कहानी कौन नियंत्रित करेगा ? और ऐसे समय में जब शिरोमणि अकाली दल अपनी राजनीतिक वापसी की कोशिश कर रहा है, क्या इस तरह के धार्मिक विवाद उसके पारंपरिक समर्थन को मजबूत करेंगे, या फिर मतदाताओं को उन कारणों की याद दिलाएंगे जिनकी वजह से वे उससे दूर हुए थे ?
Bikram Singh Majithia remains one of the most visible and combative faces of the Shiromani Akali Dal at a time when the party is fighting to regain lost ground in Punjab. With his anticipatory bail plea still under consideration and yet another legal controversy dominating headlines, a larger political question emerges can the Akali Dal build its future around leaders who constantly command attention, even when that attention comes through controversy ? Or does the party risk having its comeback story tied too closely to the fortunes of a handful of polarising figures ? As the road to 2027 begins to take shape, is Majithia becoming the face of the Akali Dal's revival, or a test of whether the party can move beyond the battles of its past and convince voters that it represents Punjab's future ?
