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 the Congress battling internal rebellion, the BJP expanding aggressively, and the Shiromani Akali Dal still trying to regain lost ground, Punjab's political landscape is more fragmented than ever. Amid growing efforts to bring together Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit), Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), Akali Dal (United) and other Panthic groups, a bigger question arises: Could a Panthic Mega Alliance become the dark horse of the 2027 elections by uniting a scattered vote bank ? Or will leadership ambitions, the Chief Ministerial face, seat-sharing disputes and old rivalries once again ensure that Panthic unity remains a dream rather than a decisive political force ?
एक तरफ कांग्रेस अंदरूनी बगावत से जूझ रही है, दूसरी तरफ भाजपा तेज़ी से अपना जनाधार बढ़ाने में लगी है, जबकि शिरोमणि अकाली दल अभी भी अपनी खोई हुई राजनीतिक ज़मीन वापस पाने की कोशिश कर रहा है। ऐसे में शिरोमणि अकाली दल (अमृतसर), शिरोमणि अकाली दल (पुनर सुरजीत), अकाली दल (वारिस पंजाब दे), अकाली दल (यूनाइटेड) और अन्य पंथक संगठनों को एक मंच पर लाने की कोशिशें तेज़ हो रही हैं। बड़ा सवाल यह है कि क्या यह पंथक महागठबंधन बिखरे हुए पंथक वोटों को जोड़कर 2027 के चुनाव का सबसे बड़ा 'अप्रत्याशित विजेता' बन सकता है ? या फिर मुख्यमंत्री चेहरे की खींचतान, सीटों का बंटवारा और पुरानी प्रतिद्वंद्विताएं एक बार फिर पंथक एकता को सिर्फ़ एक सपना बनाकर छोड़ देंगी ?
With the SIT recreating the 2015 Behbal Kalan firing scene, the investigation may have fresh legal and political implications for Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was Deputy Chief Minister and held the Home portfolio when the police firing claimed the lives of two Sikh youths. As the Bhagwant Mann Government faces mounting controversies of its own and the Akali Dal seeks to regain lost Panthic ground, one uncomfortable question emerges: Is the renewed momentum in the SIT investigation purely about delivering justice, or does the AAP Government also see political value in keeping Sukhbir Singh Badal and the Akali Dal on the defensive before the 2027 elections ? Can a party protect its political space by cornering its rivals, or only by strengthening its own governance ?
