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.
Aruna Chaudhary remains Congress's only woman MLA in the Punjab Assembly, a distinction that gives her a unique place within the party's leadership structure. With Dinanagar returning a hung municipal council despite Congress emerging as the largest party, an interesting question emerges is Aruna Chaudhary one of Congress's most underappreciated political assets, or does her limited visibility reflect the party's broader failure to promote strong women leaders in Punjab ? As Congress searches for fresh energy and leadership ahead of 2027, should leaders like Aruna be given a bigger role, or is the party still too dependent on its traditional power centres ?
अरुणा चौधरी पंजाब विधानसभा में कांग्रेस की एकमात्र महिला विधायक हैं, जो उन्हें पार्टी की नेतृत्व संरचना में एक अलग पहचान देती हैं। दीनानगर नगर परिषद में कांग्रेस सबसे बड़ी पार्टी बनकर उभरी, लेकिन स्पष्ट बहुमत हासिल नहीं कर सकी। ऐसे में एक दिलचस्प सवाल उठता है क्या अरुणा चौधरी कांग्रेस की सबसे कम आंकी गई राजनीतिक ताकतों में से एक हैं, या उनकी सीमित राजनीतिक दृश्यता इस बात का संकेत है कि कांग्रेस अब भी पंजाब में मजबूत महिला नेतृत्व को पर्याप्त जगह नहीं दे पा रही ? 2027 की तैयारी के बीच क्या अरुणा जैसे नेताओं को बड़ी भूमिका मिलनी चाहिए, या पार्टी अब भी अपने पारंपरिक शक्ति केंद्रों पर ही निर्भर है ?
Congress says it is preparing a constituency-by-constituency strategy for the 2027 Punjab elections, identifying weak seats, rebuilding booth networks and crafting different plans for different regions. But the exercise raises a pointed question if Congress won seven Lok Sabha seats in Punjab and remains the principal opposition, why is the party still spending so much time studying its weaknesses instead of projecting confidence in its strengths ? And while Congress is busy mapping every constituency, has it settled the bigger question of who will lead the party's campaign, its government and its vision if voters return it to power ?
