In Punjab, there are only 598 teachers for over 47,000 students with special needs. As per estimates, among those, only 123 have regular posts. What about the rest and their future?
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In which direction is education for special needs children heading?
As Punjab Congress weighs the possibility of elevating Charanjit Singh Channi to lead the state unit, the party appears eager to tap into the powerful Dalit-OBC arithmetic that makes up a large share of the state's electorate. But the move raises a provocative question is Congress discovering a bold new strategy, or revisiting an old experiment in the hope of a different result ? After all, the same party that once projected Channi as a transformative face later suffered one of its worst electoral defeats. As the leadership debate intensifies ahead of 2027, is Channi emerging as Congress's strongest political asset, or does his renewed prominence reflect the party's continuing search for a formula that can finally revive its fortunes in Punjab ?
पंजाब कांग्रेस जब चरणजीत सिंह चन्नी को प्रदेश नेतृत्व की बड़ी जिम्मेदारी देने पर विचार कर रही है, तो साफ है कि पार्टी राज्य के बड़े दलित-ओ.बी.सी. सामाजिक समीकरण को साधने की कोशिश कर रही है। लेकिन यह कदम एक दिलचस्प सवाल भी खड़ा करता है क्या कांग्रेस कोई नई राजनीतिक रणनीति खोज रही है, या फिर पुराने प्रयोग को नए नतीजे की उम्मीद के साथ दोहरा रही है ? आखिर वही पार्टी जिसने कभी चन्नी को बदलाव का चेहरा बनाकर पेश किया था, बाद में अपनी सबसे बड़ी चुनावी हारों में से एक का सामना भी कर चुकी है। 2027 की चुनावी लड़ाई नज़दीक आते ही सवाल यह है कि क्या चन्नी कांग्रेस की सबसे बड़ी राजनीतिक ताकत बनकर उभर रहे हैं, या उनकी बढ़ती अहमियत इस बात का संकेत है कि पार्टी अभी भी पंजाब में वापसी का सही फार्मूला तलाश रही है ?
Aruna Chaudhary remains Congress's only woman MLA in the Punjab Assembly, a distinction that gives her a unique place within the party's leadership structure. With Dinanagar returning a hung municipal council despite Congress emerging as the largest party, an interesting question emerges is Aruna Chaudhary one of Congress's most underappreciated political assets, or does her limited visibility reflect the party's broader failure to promote strong women leaders in Punjab ? As Congress searches for fresh energy and leadership ahead of 2027, should leaders like Aruna be given a bigger role, or is the party still too dependent on its traditional power centres ?
