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?
With Shubham Sharma emerging victorious in the Punjab Youth Congress elections and taking over from Mohit Mohindra, the party is signalling the start of a new chapter in its youth organisation ahead of 2027. Sharma has won a closely fought contest and now inherits both the platform and the expectations that come with leading Congress's next generation. The question is: Can Shubham Sharma build upon the foundation left by Mohit Mohindra and transform the Youth Congress into a genuine political force, or will he discover that leading young workers is far easier than inspiring young voters ? As Congress searches for a revival in Punjab, has it found a future mass leader, or simply its newest organisational face ?
पंजाब यूथ कांग्रेस चुनाव में शुभम शर्मा की जीत और मोहित मोहिंद्रा के बाद उनकी ताजपोशी के साथ पार्टी ने 2027 से पहले अपने युवा संगठन में एक नए अध्याय की शुरुआत का संकेत दिया है। कड़े मुकाबले में जीत हासिल करने वाले शुभम शर्मा को अब न केवल संगठन की कमान मिली है, बल्कि उससे जुड़ी बड़ी उम्मीदें भी विरासत में मिली हैं। सवाल यह है: क्या शुभम शर्मा, मोहित मोहिंद्रा द्वारा तैयार की गई नींव पर आगे बढ़ते हुए यूथ कांग्रेस को एक वास्तविक राजनीतिक ताकत में बदल पाएंगे, या उन्हें यह एहसास होगा कि युवा कार्यकर्ताओं का नेतृत्व करना, युवा मतदाताओं को प्रेरित करने से कहीं आसान है ? पंजाब में कांग्रेस अपनी वापसी की तलाश में है, लेकिन क्या उसे एक भविष्य का जननेता मिल गया है या सिर्फ एक नया संगठनात्मक चेहरा ?
Raghav Chadha may have switched political camps, but Punjab politics has always been unforgiving towards leaders seen as outsiders or Delhi-appointed faces. Despite his national profile and years of involvement in Punjab affairs, he has never built an independent mass base in the state. The question is: Can Punjab ever fully accept Raghav Chadha as one of its own, or is he destined to remain a strategist rather than a grassroots leader ? As he begins a new chapter in the BJP, is his future more likely to be shaped in Delhi's power corridors than on Punjab's political battlegrounds ?
