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?
Punjab Congress’s internal battle is no longer just a leadership dispute. The Channi–Randhawa camp’s open challenge to Raja Warring and the state leadership has put the high command in a difficult spot ahead of 2027. After repeated attempts to manage the differences, the bigger question is whether Delhi still has the authority to bring the warring camps under one roof ? Has Punjab Congress reached a point where the leaders are calling the shots and the high command is simply trying to catch up ?
पंजाब कांग्रेस की अंदरूनी लड़ाई अब सिर्फ नेतृत्व का विवाद नहीं रह गई है। चन्नी–रंधावा खेमे की राजा वड़िंग और प्रदेश नेतृत्व के खिलाफ खुली चुनौती ने 2027 से पहले हाईकमान को मुश्किल स्थिति में डाल दिया है। मतभेद सुलझाने की बार-बार कोशिशों के बाद अब बड़ा सवाल है कि क्या दिल्ली के पास इन आमने-सामने खड़े गुटों को एक साथ लाने का असरदार रास्ता बचा है ? क्या पंजाब कांग्रेस इस मोड़ पर पहुंच गई है जहां नेता अपनी शर्तों पर राजनीति कर रहे हैं और हाईकमान सिर्फ हालात के पीछे भाग रहा है ?
Punjab Congress has seen old friendships, alliances and political associations repeatedly change as the party heads towards 2027. Leaders who once stood together now appear on opposite sides of internal battles, while new equations seem to emerge around leadership, tickets and political influence. Has Congress’s culture of friendship and association given way to a game of political convenience ? Is loyalty in Punjab Congress now about relationships, or simply about who holds the stronger political hand ?
