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.
Bibi Jagir Kaur and Prem Singh Chandumajra were once among the most influential voices in Akali politics, but their attempt to build an alternative Panthic platform has yet to generate major electoral traction. The question is, are these veteran leaders still shaping Punjab's political future, or witnessing the final chapter of their own political journeys ? As newer forces capture public attention and traditional loyalties continue to shift, do Jagir Kaur and Chandumajra still have the ability to influence Punjab's direction, or are they gradually becoming respected figures of the past rather than decisive players of the future ?
बीबी जगीर कौर और प्रेम सिंह चंदूमाजरा कभी अकाली राजनीति की सबसे प्रभावशाली आवाज़ों में गिने जाते थे, लेकिन एक वैकल्पिक पंथक मंच खड़ा करने की उनकी कोशिश अब तक बड़ा राजनीतिक प्रभाव पैदा नहीं कर पाई है। सवाल यह है कि क्या ये वरिष्ठ नेता आज भी पंजाब की राजनीति की दिशा तय कर रहे हैं, या फिर अपने राजनीतिक सफर के अंतिम अध्याय की ओर बढ़ रहे हैं ? जब नई राजनीतिक ताकतें लोगों का ध्यान खींच रही हैं और पारंपरिक राजनीतिक वफादारियां बदल रही हैं, तो क्या जगीर कौर और चंदूमाजरा अभी भी पंजाब की राजनीति को प्रभावित करने की क्षमता रखते हैं, या वे धीरे-धीरे भविष्य के निर्णायक खिलाड़ी की बजाय अतीत की सम्मानित हस्तियां बनते जा रहे हैं ?
Shiromani Akali Dal is turning to a political strategy firm, strengthening its booth-level structure and giving Harsimrat Kaur Badal a larger role in party affairs as it prepares for the next Assembly election. But the developments raise a larger question can a party rebuild its future through consultants, data sheets and organisational reshuffles, or does it first need to convince voters that it has learned from the mistakes that led to its decline ? As SAD looks to revive itself under the Badal family's leadership while alliance speculation with the BJP refuses to disappear, is the party writing a comeback story, or still searching for one ?
