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?
With Pargat Singh’s return to Jalandhar being marked by a city-wide display of congratulatory hoardings, the choice of which Congress leaders appear alongside him has also drawn attention. However, senior national leaders such as Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Sachin Pilot feature prominently, supporters have been selective about leaders such as Partap Singh Bajwa, Charanjit Singh Channi and Amarinder Singh Raja Warring. As the Congress prepares for the 2027 Punjab elections, do these different faces on the hoardings reveal the party’s deeper challenge of keeping its state leadership united ?
परगट सिंह की जालंधर वापसी को लेकर शहर भर में स्वागत के होर्डिंग लगाए गए हैं। इन होर्डिंग्स में उनके साथ किन कांग्रेस नेताओं की तस्वीरें लगाई गई हैं, इस पर भी ध्यान गया है। जहां सोनिया गांधी, मल्लिकार्जुन खड़गे, राहुल गांधी, प्रियंका गांधी वाड्रा और सचिन पायलट जैसे वरिष्ठ राष्ट्रीय नेताओं की तस्वीरें प्रमुखता से दिखाई दे रही हैं, वहीं प्रताप सिंह बाजवा, चरणजीत सिंह चन्नी और अमरिंदर सिंह राजा वड़िंग की तस्वीरों का इस्तेमाल अलग-अलग समर्थकों ने अपनी पसंद के अनुसार किया है। 2027 के पंजाब विधानसभा चुनाव से पहले क्या होर्डिंग्स पर दिख रहे ये अलग-अलग चेहरे पंजाब कांग्रेस के भीतर नेतृत्व और गुटों के समीकरणों की ओर इशारा करते हैं ?
Pargat Singh has started meeting senior leaders, former ministers, legislators and young workers as he prepares to take charge of the Punjab Congress. His focus is on bringing different factions together, strengthening the grassroots network and projecting a united face ahead of 2027. But many of those meeting him were part of the group that had pushed for Raja Warring’s removal. Is Pargat Singh building a united Punjab Congress or simply trying to keep every faction happy before the real election battle begins ?
