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.
Akali Dal veteran Ajit Singh Kohar built a powerful base for Shiromani Akali Dal in Shahkot for years. But after his demise in 2018, the seat slipped away, and when the party fielded Bachitar Singh Kohar in 2022 to revive the family’s hold, he failed to reclaim it. With 2027 approaching, can Bachitar now create his own political identity and reconnect with voters, or has Shahkot moved beyond the Kohar legacy ? Should Shiromani Akali Dal trust Bachitar again or look for a fresh face ?
अकाली दल के दिग्गज अजीत सिंह कोहाड़ ने वर्षों तक शाहकोट में शिरोमणि अकाली दल का मजबूत आधार खड़ा किया। लेकिन 2018 में उनके निधन के बाद सीट हाथ से निकल गई, और जब पार्टी ने 2022 में परिवार की पकड़ फिर मजबूत करने के लिए बचित्तर सिंह कोहाड़ को मैदान में उतारा, तो वह सीट वापस नहीं ला सके। अब 2027 नजदीक है, क्या बचित्तर सिंह अब अपनी अलग राजनीतिक पहचान बनाकर वोटरों से दोबारा जुड़ पाएंगे, या शाहकोट कोहाड़ विरासत से आगे बढ़ चुका है ? क्या शिरोमणि अकाली दल को फिर बचित्तर सिंह पर भरोसा करना चाहिए या नया चेहरा तलाशना चाहिए ?
Arshdeep Singh Kler has steadily emerged as one of the more visible new-age faces of Shiromani Akali Dal, with Sukhbir Singh Badal again trusting him to lead the party’s media messaging as Chief Spokesman. In a party searching for revival and fresh energy, visibility often becomes the first step toward bigger responsibility. As 2027 approaches, the real question is whether Kler is simply the voice defending the leadership, or a leader being prepared for a larger electoral and political role in Punjab. Is Arshdeep Singh Kler just SAD’s media shield, or one of its future frontline faces ?
