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?
With the Shiromani Akali Dal trying to regain lost ground in Payal, the memory of 2022 still lingers uncomfortably. Back then, the SAD–BSP alliance fielded Dr. Jaspreet Singh Bija, only for him to later switch sides and join the Aam Aadmi Party, a move that left Akali cadres questioning strategy and loyalty. Now, with constituency in-charge Manjit Singh Madnipur enjoying solid rural backing and the party drawing confidence from recent momentum elsewhere, the dilemma is sharper. Will SAD finally back its own organisational face in 2027 or risk repeating the experiment of importing a candidate who may not stay the course ? And after the Bija episode, how much patience is left within the party for political trials in Payal ?
पायल में ज़मीन वापस पाने की कोशिश कर रहे शिरोमणि अकाली दल के लिए 2022 की याद अब भी असहज है। तब अकाली दल-बसपा गठबंधन ने डॉ. जसप्रीत सिंह बीजा को उम्मीदवार बनाया था, लेकिन बाद में उनका आम आदमी पार्टी में जाना अकाली कार्यकर्ताओं के लिए रणनीति और भरोसे दोनों पर सवाल बन गया। अब, जब हलका इंचार्ज मंजीत सिंह मदनीपुर की ग्रामीण इलाक़ों में मज़बूत पकड़ है और पार्टी को हालिया राजनीतिक हलचलों से हौसला मिला है, दुविधा और साफ़ हो गई है। क्या अकाली दल 2027 में अपने संगठनात्मक चेहरे पर भरोसा करेगा या फिर किसी ऐसे प्रयोग की ओर लौटेगा जो टिक न सके ? और बीजा प्रकरण के बाद, पायल में ऐसे राजनीतिक प्रयोगों के लिए पार्टी के भीतर कितना सब्र बचा है ?
Tirath Singh Mahla entered the 2022 Bagha Purana contest as the Shiromani Akali Dal candidate at a time when the party was struggling to hold ground across Punjab. He managed 33,384 votes (25.3%), finishing a distant second behind AAP, but well ahead of Congress. The result showed residual Akali presence, yet also underlined how far the party had slipped from its past dominance.
