Should India increase its nuclear arsenal to prove a point to be considered as an important global player at the cost of resource diversion from critical areas?
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Should India increase its nuclear arsenal to prove a point to be considered as an important global player at the cost of resource diversion from critical areas?
In 2017, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) fielded Dr. Balbir Singh against Captain Amarinder Singh from the Patiala Urban seat; he lost but stood second with over 20,000 votes, marking his arrival in state politics. Five years later, in 2022, he won from Patiala Rural, defeating Congress’s Mohit Mohindra and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) candidate to enter the Assembly. As the 2027 elections approach, one question echoes across Patiala, Has Dr. Balbir Singh truly evolved from an “honest doctor” to an “effective legislator,” or has the post-victory comfort made him lose touch with the ground pulse?
2017 में आम आदमी पार्टी ने डॉ. बलबीर सिंह को कैप्टन अमरिंदर सिंह के ख़िलाफ़ पटियाला शहरी सीट से मैदान में उतारा था। वे हार गए, लेकिन 20 हज़ार से ज़्यादा वोट पाकर दूसरे स्थान पर रहे और राजनीति में अपनी पहचान बनाई। पाँच साल बाद, 2022 में उन्होंने पटियाला ग्रामीण हलके से जीत दर्ज की, कांग्रेस के मोहित मोहिंद्रा और शिरोमणि अकाली दल के उम्मीदवार को हरा कर विधानसभा पहुँचे। अब जब 2027 का चुनाव करीब है, पटियाला में एक सवाल गूंज रहा है, क्या डॉ. बलबीर सिंह सचमुच “ईमानदार डॉक्टर” से “प्रभावशाली विधायक” बन चुके हैं या जीत के बाद ज़मीन से उनका रिश्ता कमजोर पड़ गया है?
Ajit Pal Singh Kohli, grandson of Jathedar Sardara Singh Kohli and heir to a seven-decade-old Akali dynasty, shocked Patiala by defeating former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh in 2022 under the Aam Aadmi Party’s ticket, securing 48,104 votes. From being one of India’s youngest mayors at 28 to running a business empire, and now leading AAP in a royal stronghold, the question arises: Can he retain Patiala in 2027, or will the royal family strike back?
