Is this the price of development? Are bulldozers targeting the right issues?
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Imagine if the government used the same bulldozers they sent to flatten people’s homes to clear out the mountain of “on-paper” schemes that never seem to make it to reality.
Vardev Singh Noni Mann, son of late Shiromani Akali Dal MP Zora Singh Mann, secured 57,769 votes and remained a strong contender till the end. For a party working on its revival across the state, the close contest sent a clear signal. So the question is, does this performance mark the return of Shiromani Akali Dal as a serious force, and could candidates like Noni Mann play a key role in pushing that revival further by 2027 ?
शिरोमणि अकाली दल के दिवंगत सांसद ज़ोरा सिंह मान के बेटे, वरदेव सिंह नोनी मान ने 57,769 वोट हासिल किए और अंत तक मज़बूत दावेदार बने रहे। राज्य भर में अपनी पुनर्बहाली पर काम कर रही पार्टी के लिए यह करीबी मुकाबला एक साफ संकेत देता है। तो सवाल यह है, क्या यह प्रदर्शन शिरोमणि अकाली दल की एक गंभीर राजनीतिक ताकत के रूप में वापसी का संकेत है और क्या नोनी मान जैसे उम्मीदवार 2027 तक इस पुनर्बहाली को आगे बढ़ाने में अहम भूमिका निभा सकते हैं ?
In the 2022 Assembly election, Prithi Ram Meghwal was fielded by the SAD–BSP alliance from Balluana after the original nominee withdrew at the last moment. Entering the race late and without the advantage of long groundwork, Meghwal secured 17,816 votes (12.38%), finishing a distant fourth as the constituency slipped out of Akali hands. As the Akali Dal looks ahead to 2027, the Balluana episode has renewed relevance. Does the 2022 experience underline the risks of last-minute candidate changes in shifting rural seats, and will SAD rethink how it selects and prepares candidates if it hopes to reclaim lost ground ?
