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?
Senior Punjab leader Balbir Singh Sidhu, a two-time Congress MLA from S.A.S. Nagar (2012, 2017) and former Health Minister, left the Congress after his 2022 defeat, joined the BJP praising Narendra Modi and Amit Shah for valuing workers, only to return to the Congress again in 2023. With his political journey swinging between criticism and comeback, the question now is about credibility ahead of 2027. After praising the BJP’s leadership and then returning to the Congress within a year, does Balbir Singh Sidhu’s political journey reflect conviction or the pressures of survival in Punjab’s shifting political landscape ?
पंजाब के वरिष्ठ नेता बलबीर सिंह सिद्धू, जो एस.ए.एस. नगर से दो बार कांग्रेस विधायक (2012, 2017) और पूर्व स्वास्थ्य मंत्री रह चुके हैं, 2022 की हार के बाद कांग्रेस छोड़कर भाजपा में शामिल हुए थे। उस समय उन्होंने प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी और गृह मंत्री अमित शाह की कार्यकर्ताओं को सम्मान देने की शैली की खुलकर सराहना की। लेकिन 2023 में वे फिर कांग्रेस में लौट आए। आलोचना से वापसी तक के इस राजनीतिक सफर के बाद, 2027 से पहले उनकी विश्वसनीयता पर सवाल खड़ा होता है। भाजपा नेतृत्व की प्रशंसा करने के बाद एक साल के भीतर कांग्रेस में वापसी, क्या बलबीर सिंह सिद्धू का यह सफर विचारधारा का संकेत है या बदलती राजनीतिक परिस्थितियों में अस्तित्व की मजबूरी ?
After beginning her political journey with AAP and contesting the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Hoshiarpur, Yamini Gomar quit the party in 2016, alleging a dictatorial functioning. She later joined Congress but remained largely inactive for several years, focusing on her training centre. She returned to active politics and contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Hoshiarpur on a Congress ticket, but faced defeat, raising fresh questions about her political traction. With a past in AAP, a long period of political silence, and a recent electoral loss in 2024, will Yamini Gomar rebuild her political relevance in time for the 2027 Assembly elections or could she once again fade from active politics after this setback ?
