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?
Did you known? In Punjab’s 2022 elections, while every party spoke the language of the “Aam Aadmi,” the reality was very different, 93% of Akali Dal candidates, 91% of Congress, 85% of BJP, and even 69% of AAP candidates were millionaires, with average assets ranging from ₹7 Crores (AAP) to ₹13.3 Crores (Congress). As parties gear up for the 2027 Assembly elections and once again promise people-centric politics, the real question is, if almost every candidate is a millionaire, is Punjab’s “Aam Aadmi Politics” turning into a slogan where money power matters more than ground connection ?
क्या आप जानते हैं ? पंजाब के 2022 विधानसभा चुनावों में जहाँ सभी पार्टियाँ “आम आदमी” की राजनीति की बात कर रही थीं, वहीं हकीकत कुछ और थी, अकाली दल के 93%, कांग्रेस के 91%, भाजपा के 85% और यहाँ तक कि ‘आप’ के 69% उम्मीदवार करोड़पति थे। उम्मीदवारों की औसत संपत्ति ₹7 करोड़ (‘आप’) से लेकर ₹13.3 करोड़ (कांग्रेस) तक थी। अब जब 2027 विधानसभा चुनावों की तैयारी शुरू हो चुकी है और फिर से जनहित व आम आदमी की बात हो रही है, असली सवाल यह है, अगर लगभग हर उम्मीदवार करोड़पति है, तो क्या पंजाब की “आम आदमी राजनीति” सिर्फ एक नारा बनती जा रही है, जहाँ जमीनी जुड़ाव से ज्यादा पैसा मायने रखता है ?
With Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini making it clear that the BJP will contest the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections solo, and fresh Akali leaders already being inducted into the party, the message is loud: the era of depending on old alliances may be over. As the BJP talks development, expands its base, and shuts the door on a SAD tie-up, Punjab’s political equations are being quietly redrawn.
