The flood of off-season vegetables and fruits in the market is a direct and clear indication that these vegetables are being grown using excessive amounts of growth regulators, pesticides, and fungicides, which are very harmful to health.
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Neither the enforcement agencies are paying attention to this, nor are buyers thinking about from where these off-season crops are coming?
Drug menace has haunted Punjab for years, with successive governments promising to eradicate it. Now, ahead of the 2027 elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a nationwide anti-drug campaign, giving the BJP a fresh political pitch in Punjab. But here’s the uncomfortable question: if the BJP has been in power at the Centre for years, why is the drug menace becoming a major electoral pitch now ? Is this about solving Punjab’s drug crisis or seeking votes on an issue that has remained unresolved for years ?
पंजाब में नशे की समस्या वर्षों से बनी हुई है और लगातार आने वाली सरकारें इसे खत्म करने का वादा करती रही हैं। अब 2027 के चुनावों से पहले प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने देशव्यापी नशा-विरोधी अभियान शुरू किया है, जिससे भाजपा को पंजाब में एक नया चुनावी मुद्दा मिल गया है। लेकिन असहज सवाल यह है: अगर भाजपा वर्षों से केंद्र की सत्ता में है, तो नशे का मुद्दा अब ही बड़ा चुनावी मुद्दा क्यों बन रहा है ? क्या मकसद पंजाब के नशे के संकट का समाधान करना है या वर्षों से अनसुलझे मुद्दे के नाम पर वोट मांगना ?
The BJP is going all out for 2027, planning to contest all 117 seats alone and using its 18.56% Lok Sabha vote share as proof that it can grow beyond its old role as SAD’s junior partner. But with weak rural numbers and SAD still holding a stronger grassroots network, the big question is: Is the BJP ready to fly solo or is it biting off more than it can chew ?
