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.
Review - DEKHO
Where is Punjab heading with alarming levels of government debt?
Punjab’s drug crisis is once again putting the Aam Aadmi Party government under pressure. The death of Gulzar Singh after he allegedly faced pressure over questions on the drug menace, along with allegations of police action against those protesting on the issue, has raised an uncomfortable question: How is the Government handling citizens who challenge its record on drugs ? Has the Aam Aadmi Party mishandled criticism over Punjab’s drug crisis ?
पंजाब का नशा संकट एक बार फिर आम आदमी पार्टी की सरकार पर सवाल खड़े कर रहा है। नशे के मुद्दे पर सवाल उठाने के बाद गुलज़ार सिंह की कथित दबाव के बीच हुई मौत और इस मुद्दे पर प्रदर्शन करने वालों के खिलाफ पुलिस कार्रवाई के आरोपों ने एक असहज सवाल खड़ा कर दिया है: नशे के मुद्दे पर सरकार के कामकाज को चुनौती देने वाले नागरिकों के साथ सरकार किस तरह पेश आ रही है ? क्या आम आदमी पार्टी ने पंजाब के नशा संकट पर उठ रही आलोचना को ठीक से नहीं संभाला है ?
The 2022 Punjab elections brought a wave of first-time Aam Aadmi Party MLAs into the Assembly, many riding on the promise of change over experience. Four years later, their performance, public connect and political standing will face a very different test. With anti-incumbency building and the Opposition sharpening its attack, can the party still depend on the same first-timers to defend its seats in 2027 ? Can the Aam Aadmi Party rely on its 2022 first- time winners again ?
