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?
Sucha Singh Chhotepur’s journey spans decades from Dhariwal win in 1985, resigning over the Golden Temple controversy, multiple independent stints, joining Congress, AAP convener, launching Aapna Punjab Party, losing Batala in 2022 on a SAD ticket, and now joining Giani Harpreet Singh’s rebel SAD faction. Can he finally turn a rebel faction into a real force by 2027, or is history stacked against him?
सुच्चा सिंह छोटेपुर का राजनीतिक सफर दशकों से चलता आ रहा है—1985 में धारीवाल से जीत, स्वर्ण मंदिर विवाद पर इस्तीफा, कई बार निर्दलीय प्रयास, कांग्रेस में शामिल, आप का संयोजक, अपना पंजाब पार्टी लॉन्च, 2022 में बटाला में अकाली दल की टिकट पर हार, और अब ज्ञानी हरपीत सिंह के बागी अकाली दल गुट में शामिल। क्या वह 2027 तक इस बागी गुट को असली ताकत बना पाएंगे, या इतिहास उनके खिलाफ है?
Every few months Delhi sends a mediator to ‘Unite’ Punjab Congress — but with Channi, Bajwa, Ashu, Rana Gurjeet, and others all pulling in different directions, should voters expect unity before 2027. After Bhupesh Baghel’s latest ‘peace mission’, can factionalism in Congress ever really end, or is it simply the party’s DNA in Punjab?
