When will the establishment take these critical issues seriously? Canal irrigation has decreased from 16 lakh hectares in 1990-91 to about 11.5 lakh hectares today, yet endless discussions on water recharging and groundwater depletion continue.
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Why aren't these issues getting prioritized given these alarming statistics?
As Sunil Kumar Jakhar revives the 2022 Ferozepur security episode to explain the disruption of the Prime Minister’s Lok Sabha reply, stopping just short of naming names but hinting loudly, the messaging feels carefully calibrated. In a climate where every criticism is cast as sabotage and every disruption as a threat to constitutional dignity, the subtext appears unmistakable. Is this really about defending Parliament and protocol, or is Punjab BJP politics turning into a loyalty contest where the loudest defence of the Prime Minister earns the highest approval ?
जब सुनील कुमार जाखड़ 2022 के फिरोज़पुर सुरक्षा प्रकरण को प्रधानमंत्री के लोकसभा भाषण में बाधा से जोड़ते हुए बिना नाम लिए तीखे संकेत देते हैं, तो संदेश पूरी तरह सोचा-समझा लगता है। ऐसे माहौल में जहाँ हर आलोचना को साज़िश और हर विरोध को संवैधानिक गरिमा पर हमला बताया जा रहा है, संकेत साफ हैं। क्या यह सच में संसद और प्रोटोकॉल की रक्षा की चिंता है या फिर पंजाब भाजपा की राजनीति एक ऐसे वफादारी मुकाबले में बदल रही है जहाँ प्रधानमंत्री का सबसे ऊँचा बचाव करने वाला ही सबसे ज़्यादा अंक बटोरता है ?
As heavy machines level parts of the ecologically fragile Shivalik hills in Ropar, often under the cover of night, public concern is rising over what looks like irreversible damage. Bhagwant Mann came to power on the promise of clean governance and breaking from past practices, yet locals allege hills being flattened, dust choking villages, and officials unsure about mining limits even after clearances. With the Shivaliks at stake, the silence from the top is growing louder than the machines themselves. Is the ongoing mining in the Shivalik hills a failure of enforcement under Bhagwant Mann or a conscious compromise where the environment takes a back seat to business as usual ?
