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?
Sunil Kumar Jakhar has remained one of the most experienced and closely watched political figures in Punjab, successfully maintaining relevance even after making one of the state's most significant political transitions. With reports suggesting that his name is being discussed for a possible Union Cabinet role despite not being nominated to the Rajya Sabha, his standing within the BJP continues to attract attention. A political question arises: Has Sunil Jakhar quietly become one of the BJP's most important strategic assets in Punjab ? And as the party prepares for the 2027 Assembly elections, could Jakhar's experience, acceptability across communities, and organisational influence make him far more valuable to the BJP than any single post or designation ?
सुनील कुमार जाखड़ पंजाब की राजनीति के सबसे अनुभवी और चर्चित नेताओं में गिने जाते हैं। बड़े राजनीतिक बदलाव के बाद भी उन्होंने अपनी प्रासंगिकता और प्रभाव बनाए रखा है। अब जब उनका नाम राज्यसभा में नामांकन न मिलने के बावजूद संभावित केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल में शामिल किए जाने की चर्चाओं में सामने आ रहा है, तो भाजपा में उनकी भूमिका को लेकर नई चर्चाएँ शुरू हो गई हैं। एक राजनीतिक सवाल उठता है क्या सुनील जाखड़ चुपचाप भाजपा की पंजाब रणनीति के सबसे महत्वपूर्ण चेहरों में से एक बन चुके हैं ? और 2027 के चुनाव की तैयारी के बीच, क्या उनका अनुभव, विभिन्न वर्गों में स्वीकार्यता और संगठनात्मक प्रभाव उन्हें किसी भी पद या जिम्मेदारी से कहीं अधिक मूल्यवान बनाता है ?
As the BJP announced a fresh Rajya Sabha nomination for Tarun Chugh while leaving out Ravneet Singh Bittu, the contrast has become a talking point in Punjab politics. The decision came just as Bittu was publicly expressing his desire to return to Punjab and contest an Assembly election. This has sparked an intriguing political question while Tarun Chugh heads back to Parliament, has the BJP effectively told Bittu that his future now lies not in nominations but in winning elections the hard way ? And after years in Delhi's corridors of power, will Bittu find that Punjab's voters are a tougher audience than the party high command, where influence is measured not by positions held, but by votes delivered ?
