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.
Opinion
Was any action taken, or has inaction emboldened others, resulting in current black-marketing?
In Bassi Pathana, Former Congress MLA Gurpreet Singh (GP) won in 2017 but fell hard in 2022, getting only 16,177 votes (14.43%) while AAP crossed 54,000 votes. In 2024, he joined AAP, blaming Congress for “lack of discipline” and praising Bhagwant Mann. Did GP change parties because he believed in AAP or because voters had already moved away from him ? If people rejected him once, can a new party label change that ? And when tickets are decided, will AAP see him as strength or as baggage from 2022 ?
बस्सी पठाना में पूर्व कांग्रेस विधायक गुरप्रीत सिंह (जीपी) ने 2017 में जीत दर्ज की थी। लेकिन 2022 में उन्हें करारी हार मिली। उन्हें सिर्फ 16,177 वोट (14.43%) मिले, जबकि आम आदमी पार्टी को 54,000 से ज्यादा वोट मिले। 2024 में जीपी कांग्रेस छोड़ कर आम आदमी पार्टी में शामिल हो गए। उन्होंने कांग्रेस पर “अनुशासन की कमी” का आरोप लगाया और भगवंत मान की तारीफ की। क्या जीपी ने इसलिए पार्टी बदली क्योंकि उन्हें ‘आप’ पर भरोसा था या इसलिए क्योंकि मतदाता पहले ही उनसे दूर जा चुके थे ? जब लोगों ने उन्हें एक बार नकार दिया, तो क्या सिर्फ पार्टी का नाम बदलने से नतीजा बदल सकता है ? और जब टिकट तय होंगे, तो क्या ‘आप’ उन्हें ताकत मानेगी या 2022 की हार का बोझ ?
In Firozpur Rural, Congress candidate Ashu Bangar secured only 20,396 votes (13.5%), finishing a clear third as AAP surged past 75,000 votes and the Akalis stayed well ahead. For Congress, this was not just a loss, but a collapse of position in a seat it once hoped to compete in. The result raises a blunt question, was Ashu Bangar a victim of Congress’s weak ground machinery or did voters consciously reject the party altogether ? And if Congress is now reduced to the margins in rural seats like Firozpur, what does that signal for its fight in 2027 ?
