With Punjab Government school teachers being repeatedly assigned duties beyond classrooms, from elections to surveys, and now being asked to serve as enumerators for the Drug and Socio-Economic Census, concerns are growing about the impact on education. As the debate intensifies, it also puts the spotlight on Harjot Singh Bains and the priorities of the Education Department. When teachers are already juggling classrooms, election duties, and now census work, why does every additional responsibility keep landing on them, and is the Education Minister turning teachers into all-purpose staff instead of letting them focus on teaching ?
जब पंजाब के सरकारी स्कूलों के शिक्षकों को लगातार कक्षा के बाहर की जिम्मेदारियाँ दी जा रही हैं, चुनाव ड्यूटी से लेकर सर्वे तक, और अब ड्रग व सोशल-इकोनॉमिक जनगणना के लिए भी, तो शिक्षा पर इसके असर को लेकर सवाल उठ रहे हैं। इस बहस के बीच हरजोत सिंह बैंस और शिक्षा विभाग की प्राथमिकताएँ भी चर्चा में हैं। जब शिक्षक पहले ही पढ़ाई, चुनाव ड्यूटी और अब जनगणना जैसे काम संभाल रहे हैं, तो हर नई जिम्मेदारी उन्हीं पर क्यों डाली जा रही है, क्या शिक्षा मंत्री शिक्षकों को हर काम के लिए इस्तेमाल कर रहे हैं, बजाय उन्हें पढ़ाने पर ध्यान देने के ?
As the Shiromani Akali Dal led by Sukhbir Singh Badal plans a major organisational overhaul in Haryana, including appointing a new state president after the resignation of Sharanjit Singh Sahota, the move comes amid resentment over the functioning of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee and internal disagreements linked to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. With the party trying to reorganise its structure and reconnect with Sikh and Punjabi communities outside Punjab, and with the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections gradually approaching, does this push to strengthen its presence in neighbouring Haryana also reflect a broader strategy by the Akali Dal to rebuild momentum and political networks ahead of the crucial battle in Punjab ?
