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.
Voting
Why aren't these issues getting prioritized given these alarming statistics?
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has tried repeatedly to win the Sujanpur Assembly Seat, which is part of the Gurdaspur, but success has eluded them. In 2017, the BJP’s Dinesh Singh won the seat, while SAD’s 2022 alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party failed to make a mark. Their candidate, Raj Kumar Gupta Bittu, later switched to BJP, and in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, SAD’s Gurdaspur candidate, Daljit Singh Cheema, also lost.
शिरोमणि अकाली दल ने बार-बार सुजानपुर विधानसभा सीट, जो गुरदासपुर का हिस्सा है, जीतने की कोशिश की है, लेकिन उन्हें सफलता नहीं मिली। 2017 में भाजपा के दिनेश सिंह ने सीट जीती, जबकि अकाली दल की 2022 में बहुजन समाज पार्टी के साथ गठबंधन ने कोई असर नहीं डाला। उनके उम्मीदवार राज कुमार गुप्ता बिट्टू बाद में भाजपा में चले गए, और 2024 लोकसभा चुनाव में अकाली दल के गुरदासपुर उम्मीदवार दलजीत सिंह चीमा भी हार गए।
Maheshinder Singh Grewal, the SAD leader who won Ludhiana West in 1997 and served as a Minister, was again fielded by the party in 2022 but faced defeat. With 2027 approaching, the key question is: Does Maheshinder Singh Grewal still have political relevance in his old stronghold, or have changing voter dynamics and repeated losses diminished his influence?
