In last successive years, Punjab produced more than 13 million tons of wheat, contributing 30% to the nation's food reserves. However, this year only 9.6 million tons of wheat was contributed to the central food pool , yet the percentage increased to 51%. Does this mean wheat production has decreased across the country?
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When will Governments pay attention to ensure that the buffer stock doesn't run out or that private parties don’t manipulate the situation, which the public may not fully understand?
After nearly 50 years in the Congress, serving as a three-time MLA, minister, PPCC president, and MP from Jalandhar in 2009, Mohinder Singh KP shocked Punjab politics by joining the Shiromani Akali Dal in 2024 and being immediately rewarded with a Lok Sabha ticket. A leader once sidelined despite legacy, Dalit support, and family links within Congress now finds himself centre-stage in a new camp. Is Mohinder Singh KP's switch to the Akali Dal the start of a late but decisive political rise, where experience finally meets opportunity or does it underline how Punjab’s politics now values timing and bargaining power more than decades of loyalty ?
करीब 50 साल तक कांग्रेस में रहने, तीन बार विधायक, मंत्री, पी.पी.सी.सी. अध्यक्ष और 2009 में जालंधर से सांसद रहने के बाद मोहिंदर सिंह के.पी ने 2024 में शिरोमणि अकाली दल में शामिल होकर पंजाब की राजनीति को चौंका दिया। कांग्रेस में विरासत, दलित समर्थन और पारिवारिक संबंधों के बावजूद हाशिये पर पड़े नेता को नई पार्टी में आते ही लोकसभा टिकट मिल गया। क्या मोहिंदर सिंह के.पी. का अकाली दल में जाना उनके राजनीतिक करियर की देर से आई लेकिन निर्णायक वापसी है, जहां अनुभव को आखिरकार मौका मिला या फिर यह दिखाता है कि पंजाब की राजनीति में अब दशकों की निष्ठा से ज्यादा सही समय और सौदेबाजी की कीमत है ?
After winning three Assembly terms from Khadoor Sahib and Baba Bakala with the Akali Dal, Manjit Singh Manna Mianwind switched to the BJP ahead of the 2022 Punjab elections, lost from Baba Bakala, and was later fielded by the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Khadoor Sahib. Now, in 2026, his BJP stint is marked more by a change of party and narrative than by electoral success under the new banner. Has Manna’s move to the BJP helped him rebuild political relevance or has it cemented the image of a seasoned turncoat struggling to recreate the influence he once had in the Akali Dal ?
