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?
The Aam Aadmi Party is increasingly projecting Bhagwant Mann as the main face of its 2027 Punjab campaign. With welfare schemes, public meetings and billboards focused on him, the party is tying its campaign closely to his image and record. Is AAP’s Mann-focused campaign its biggest strength or could making one leader the face of everything also become its biggest risk ?
आम आदमी पार्टी 2027 के पंजाब विधानसभा चुनाव अभियान में भगवंत मान को तेजी से अपना मुख्य चेहरा बना रही है। कल्याणकारी योजनाओं, जनसभाओं और होर्डिंग्स में उनका चेहरा प्रमुखता से दिख रहा है। पार्टी अपने अभियान को उनके नेतृत्व और सरकार के कामकाज से जोड़ रही है। क्या मान-केंद्रित अभियान आम आदमी पार्टी की सबसे बड़ी ताकत है या एक ही नेता को हर चीज का चेहरा बनाना उसका सबसे बड़ा जोखिम भी बन सकता है ?
The BJP has accused Arvind Kejriwal of changing his approach towards Punjab’s protesting teachers after the Aam Aadmi Party came to power. It pointed to teachers protesting over their demands and non-academic duties, and questioned why the “dialogue” and support for protesters that Kejriwal spoke about in opposition now appear different in government. When Kejriwal was in opposition, protesting teachers were part of his political language, now that his party governs Punjab, has the promise of “dialogue” become a case of power changing the rules of the conversation ?
