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?
Manpreet Singh Ayali, a three-time SAD MLA, formally joined Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) in June 2026, after leaving the Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit). The outfit is led by jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh. Ayali has since taken an organisational role in the party in Amritpal's absence. His move gives Amritpal Singh’s political project an experienced elected face from Malwa. But the 2027 election will test whether Ayali can retain his own political base while helping build a wider organisation. Did Manpreet Singh Ayali gain a bigger political platform by joining Amritpal Singh’s camp or has he put his own Dakha stronghold at risk ?
मनप्रीत सिंह अयाली, तीन बार के शिरोमणि अकाली दल विधायक, ने जून 2026 में शिरोमणि अकाली दल (पुनर सुरजीत) छोड़कर अकाली दल (वारिस पंजाब दे) में शामिल होने का फैसला किया। यह संगठन जेल में बंद खडूर साहिब सांसद अमृतपाल सिंह के नेतृत्व में है। अयाली को अब संगठन में जिम्मेदारी मिली है और अमृतपाल की गैरमौजूदगी में वह पार्टी के विस्तार में भूमिका निभा रहे हैं। उनके इस कदम से मालवा क्षेत्र से अमृतपाल सिंह के राजनीतिक प्रोजेक्ट को एक अनुभवी और चुने हुए नेता का चेहरा मिला है। लेकिन 2027 का चुनाव यह भी परखेगा कि अयाली अपना राजनीतिक आधार बचाए रखते हुए संगठन को कितना विस्तार दे पाते हैं। क्या मनप्रीत सिंह अयाली को अमृतपाल सिंह के खेमे में जाने से बड़ा राजनीतिक मंच मिला है या उन्होंने अपना दाखा का मजबूत आधार जोखिम में डाल दिया है ?
The Shiromani Akali Dal has taken its anti-drug campaign into rural Punjab, with Harsimrat Kaur Badal leading women-focused gatherings and marches. The campaign links the drug crisis with families, unemployment, welfare and other rural concerns. But the party’s drug message also faces questions around Bikram Singh Majithia, whose ongoing legal case has become part of the wider political debate. Can Harsimrat Kaur Badal make SAD’s anti-drug campaign stand on its own, or will questions around the party’s leadership continue to shape how voters view its message on drugs ?
