The outstanding debt of Punjab was Rs 2.82 lakh crore at the end of the financial year 2021-22. By the end of the 2024-25 fiscal year, the outstanding debt is expected to reach an alarming Rs 3.74 lakh crore.
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Where is Punjab heading with alarming levels of government debt?
Former AAP minister and Patti MLA, Laljit Singh Bhullar has announced that he will not contest the 2027 Assembly elections. Currently in jail in connection with the death of warehouse official Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, Bhullar says Patti residents wanted him to contest again. However, AAP has already appointed Jaskanwar Singh as the constituency in-charge. With Bhullar stepping aside and a new face being put in charge, is Patti becoming a test of AAP’s ability to separate local popularity from political accountability ?
आम आदमी पार्टी के पूर्व मंत्री और पट्टी के विधायक लालजीत सिंह भुल्लर ने 2027 के विधानसभा चुनाव नहीं लड़ने का ऐलान किया है। वे फिलहाल वेयरहाउस अधिकारी गगनदीप सिंह रंधावा की मौत के मामले में जेल में हैं। भुल्लर का कहना है कि पट्टी के लोग चाहते थे कि वे दोबारा चुनाव लड़ें। हालांकि, आम आदमी पार्टी ने पहले ही जसकंवर सिंह को पट्टी विधानसभा क्षेत्र का प्रभारी नियुक्त कर दिया है। भुल्लर के चुनाव से पीछे हटने और नए चेहरे को जिम्मेदारी मिलने के बाद क्या पट्टी आम आदमी पार्टी के लिए स्थानीय लोकप्रियता और राजनीतिक जवाबदेही के बीच संतुलन बनाने की परीक्षा बन रहा है ?
The Aam Aadmi Party faces growing challenges ahead of the 2027 Punjab elections. Internal divisions, defections of MLAs and MPs, delayed promises and questions over Delhi’s influence have weakened its position. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann also faces questions about his authority within the state government. With the party distanced from the INDIA bloc and Congress gaining political ground, Punjab has become crucial to AAP’s future. AAP came to power in Punjab promising a new style of politics. But with leaders switching sides, promises facing delays and questions over Delhi’s control, has the party lost the very political space it once promised to transform ?
