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Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema has accused the BJP of treating leaders who switch parties as "disposable pawns," pointing to the cases of Sunil Kumar Jakhar and Ravneet Singh Bittu. The remark has reignited a larger political debate about the fate of high-profile turncoats after they join a new party. A provocative question follows when leaders leave their old parties hoping for a bigger political future, are they joining a stronger platform, or simply entering a queue where visibility is temporary and relevance must constantly be earned ? And if even prominent faces find themselves fighting to stay politically important after switching sides, does that say more about the leaders or the party they joined ?
पंजाब के वित्त मंत्री हरपाल सिंह चीमा ने भाजपा पर आरोप लगाया है कि वह दूसरी पार्टियों से आने वाले नेताओं को "इस्तेमाल करो और छोड़ दो" की नीति के तहत केवल राजनीतिक मोहरों की तरह इस्तेमाल करती है। उन्होंने इस संदर्भ में सुनील कुमार जाखड़ और रवनीत सिंह बिट्टू जैसे नेताओं का उल्लेख किया। इस बयान ने एक बड़ी राजनीतिक बहस को जन्म दिया है। सवाल यह है जब नेता बेहतर राजनीतिक भविष्य की उम्मीद में अपनी पुरानी पार्टी छोड़ते हैं, तो क्या वे वास्तव में एक मजबूत मंच से जुड़ते हैं, या फिर ऐसी कतार में खड़े हो जाते हैं जहाँ पहचान अस्थायी होती है और प्रासंगिकता लगातार साबित करनी पड़ती है ? और यदि बड़े चेहरे भी पार्टी बदलने के बाद अपनी राजनीतिक अहमियत बनाए रखने के लिए संघर्ष करते दिखें, तो यह नेताओं के बारे में ज्यादा बताता है या उस पार्टी के बारे में जिसमें वे शामिल हुए हैं ?
Once known as close friends who regularly shared political insights and personal conversations, Bhagwant Mann and Ravneet Singh Bittu now find themselves on opposite sides of Punjab's political battlefield. With Mann openly suggesting that Bittu may soon have to prove himself through an Assembly election, and Bittu increasingly positioning himself as one of the BJP's key faces in Punjab, their political rivalry appears to be growing sharper by the day. This raises an intriguing question: Is the Mann–Bittu clash simply another case of friendship giving way to politics, or could it evolve into one of the defining personal and political rivalries of Punjab's 2027 election battle ? And if Bittu does enter the Assembly arena, will he be fighting only for a seat, or also for the political credibility needed to justify BJP's growing investment in him ?
