The relocation of students from Punjab to Canada in large numbers has now started to backfire on their status in Canada. Who is responsible? The mushrooming of unrecognized colleges in Canada, which provide visa cover letters at huge cost with their selfish motives of money-making.
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Why is there no check by enrolling these colleges in Indian embassies in Canada to avoid potential frauds?
Nearly 32% of Punjab's population belongs to the Scheduled Caste community, making social representation an important political reality. Ahead of 2027, the Punjab Congress is once again balancing Dalit, Jat Sikh and Hindu leadership while reshaping its organisation. Yet in 2022, despite projecting Punjab's first Dalit Chief Minister, the party was reduced to just 18 seats, while the Aam Aadmi Party won 92. As the Congress rewrites its political equation once again, one question remains: Has the party become too focused on electoral arithmetic and forgotten the simple political equation of earning Punjab's trust ? What should matter most for the Congress before 2027 ?
पंजाब की लगभग 32% आबादी अनुसूचित जाति (SC) समुदाय से आती है, इसलिए सामाजिक प्रतिनिधित्व राजनीतिक रूप से महत्वपूर्ण है। 2027 विधानसभा चुनाव से पहले पंजाब कांग्रेस एक बार फिर दलित, जट्ट सिख और हिंदू नेतृत्व के बीच संतुलन बनाने और संगठन को नए सिरे से गढ़ने में जुटी है। लेकिन 2022 में पंजाब के पहले दलित मुख्यमंत्री का चेहरा पेश करने के बावजूद कांग्रेस सिर्फ 18 सीटों पर सिमट गई, जबकि आम आदमी पार्टी ने 92 सीटें जीतीं। ऐसे में जब कांग्रेस एक बार फिर अपना राजनीतिक गणित लिख रही है, बड़ा सवाल यह है: क्या कांग्रेस चुनावी गणित में इतनी उलझ गई है कि वह पंजाब का भरोसा जीतने का सबसे सरल राजनीतिक समीकरण ही भूल गई है ? 2027 से पहले कांग्रेस के लिए सबसे ज़्यादा क्या मायने रखना चाहिए ?
Punjab Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa has said that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann should accept any directive or punishment issued by the Akal Takht in the ongoing controversy. The statement, however, raises a larger question that goes beyond one leader or one party. In a constitutional democracy, where should the line be drawn between religious authority and elected political office ? When political legitimacy and religious legitimacy begin to intersect, is Punjab strengthening its moral foundations, or making governance more vulnerable to competing centres of authority ? What should define the accountability of an elected Chief Minister in such situations ?
