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.
With complaints growing that organisational control in Punjab Congress is shaped more by backroom managers than mass leaders, and with workers often feeling disconnected from decision-making, the concern goes beyond one rally or one letter. As Rahul Gandhi prepares to energise the cadre, the bigger question is whether the structure on the ground is helping the party grow or quietly deepening factional mistrust. Is Punjab Congress struggling more because of its political rivals or because internal power centres and organisational gatekeeping are keeping workers and leaders divided ?
पंजाब कांग्रेस में यह शिकायत बढ़ रही है कि संगठनात्मक नियंत्रण जनाधार वाले नेताओं के बजाय बैकग्राउंड में काम करने वाले प्रबंधकों के हाथ में है, और कार्यकर्ता खुद को निर्णय प्रक्रिया से दूर महसूस कर रहे हैं। ऐसे में सवाल सिर्फ एक रैली या एक पत्र का नहीं, बल्कि पूरे संगठन की कार्यप्रणाली का है। जब राहुल गांधी कार्यकर्ताओं को सक्रिय करने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं, तब असली मुद्दा यह है कि जमीनी ढांचा पार्टी को मजबूत कर रहा है या भीतर ही अविश्वास और गुटबाज़ी बढ़ा रहा है। क्या पंजाब कांग्रेस अपने राजनीतिक प्रतिद्वंद्वियों से ज्यादा, अंदरूनी शक्ति केंद्रों और संगठनात्मक नियंत्रण की राजनीति के कारण कमजोर हो रही है ?
With former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi expressing anger in a party meeting and even hinting at quitting politics over being “targeted”, internal fault lines in Punjab Congress have once again come into the spotlight. With multiple leaders seen as Chief Minister aspirants and issues of representation and factional rivalry surfacing ahead of 2027, the key question is whether this is about grievance or growing ambition. Is Channi’s outburst a genuine concern over internal treatment and representation or an early sign that the leadership battle for 2027 is already heating up within Punjab Congress ?
