In March-April, out of the DAP fertilizer shipment sent to Punjab by the Indian government, 60% of the samples failed. Of the 40 samples taken by the agriculture department, 24 failed, and only 16 passed the standard quality.
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Was any action taken, or has inaction emboldened others, resulting in current black-marketing?
The Shiromani Akali Dal is facing a sharper leadership question at a time when the party is already dealing with political decline, internal challenges and questions over its future direction. With Sukhbir Singh Badal facing two attacks in less than two years, at the Golden Temple in December 2024 and at Nanded in August 2026, attention has again turned to the party’s leadership structure and its dependence on its current president. God forbid, if the Shiromani Akali Dal suddenly had to look beyond Sukhbir Badal’s leadership, does the party have a strong enough second line ready to take charge, hold the organisation together and carry its political legacy forward ?
शिरोमणि अकाली दल ऐसे समय में नेतृत्व के और गंभीर सवालों का सामना कर रहा है, जब पार्टी पहले से ही राजनीतिक गिरावट, आंतरिक चुनौतियों और भविष्य की दिशा को लेकर सवालों से जूझ रही है। सुखबीर सिंह बादल पर दो साल से भी कम समय में दो हमलों के बाद, दिसंबर 2024 में स्वर्ण मंदिर और अगस्त 2026 में नांदेड़ में, एक बार फिर पार्टी की नेतृत्व संरचना और मौजूदा अध्यक्ष पर उसकी निर्भरता को लेकर चर्चा तेज हुई है। ईश्वर न करे, अगर शिरोमणि अकाली दल को अचानक सुखबीर बादल के नेतृत्व से आगे देखना पड़े, तो क्या पार्टी के पास संगठन को संभालने और अपनी राजनीतिक विरासत को आगे बढ़ाने के लिए मजबूत दूसरी पंक्ति का नेतृत्व तैयार है ?
Congress has rarely been comfortable staying out of power for too long, but its Punjab unit enters the 2027 race with a bigger challenge: Rebuilding itself before voters decide whether to give it another chance. With factionalism, competing leadership claims and internal differences repeatedly becoming part of the political conversation, is Congress doing enough to turn its biggest weakness, its own internal politics into strength before 2027 ?
