In the last five years, the largest loss in history was recorded in the stock market in October 2024 to the tune of 37 lakh crore as per media reports. Before this, in March 2020, small investors lost around 33 lakh crore during the Corona period.
Giani Harpreet Singh’s entry into active Akali politics through Akali Dal Punar Surjit was projected as a fresh Panthic alternative with clean image politics and freedom from old Akali baggage. But with leaders like Manpreet Singh Ayali already walking away and cracks appearing so early, the experiment now looks more unstable than revolutionary. Punjab politics has shown again and again that symbolism alone cannot build a lasting political force. The bigger question now is whether Giani Harpreet Singh misread Punjab’s political ground reality, or if Akali Dal Punar Surjit simply proved that breaking away is far easier than building a new Akali power centre from scratch ?
ज्ञानी हरप्रीत सिंह की अकाली दल पुनर सुरजीत के जरिए सक्रिय अकाली राजनीति में एंट्री को एक नए पंथक विकल्प के रूप में पेश किया गया था, जिसमें साफ छवि की राजनीति और पुराने अकाली बोझ से दूरी की बात की गई। लेकिन मनप्रीत सिंह अयाली जैसे नेताओं के इतनी जल्दी अलग होने और अंदरूनी दरारें सामने आने के बाद यह प्रयोग क्रांतिकारी से ज्यादा अस्थिर दिखने लगा है। पंजाब की राजनीति बार बार दिखा चुकी है कि केवल प्रतीकवाद से लंबे समय की राजनीतिक ताकत नहीं बनती। अब बड़ा सवाल यह है कि क्या ज्ञानी हरप्रीत सिंह पंजाब की जमीनी राजनीति को समझने में चूक गए, या फिर अकाली दल पुनर सुरजीत ने साबित कर दिया कि पुरानी अकाली राजनीति से अलग होना नया शक्ति केंद्र बनाने से कहीं ज्यादा आसान होता है ?
Sarabjeet Singh Jhinjer has quickly become one of the loudest and most visible young faces inside Shiromani Akali Dal. From aggressive Panthic politics and youth mobilisation to active flood relief work, Jhinjer’s rise looks less social media driven and more ground built. With Sukhbir Singh Badal openly backing him for Ghanaur, many Akali workers now see him as part of the party’s serious 2027 rebuilding plan. But Punjab politics has a long history of young leaders being used for energy before being denied real power. Is Jhinjer genuinely becoming the future face of a new generation Akali Dal, or simply the latest youth leader being trusted with crowds more than actual authority ?
