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?
As BJP leaders continue to send mixed signals on a possible alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal, some advocating a reunion while others insist the party should go solo, one person has remained notably restrained: Sukhbir Singh Badal. The question is: If even sections of the BJP seem more eager to discuss an alliance than the Akali Dal itself, what does that say about Sukhbir's strategy ? Is he quietly confident that the SAD's revival no longer depends on the BJP, or is he deliberately letting the BJP debate the alliance while avoiding any appearance of political dependence ? In a conversation where everyone seems to be asking whether the BJP needs the Akali Dal, has Sukhbir cleverly shifted the focus to whether the Akali Dal still needs the BJP ?
जब भाजपा के नेता शिरोमणि अकाली दल के साथ संभावित गठबंधन को लेकर अलग-अलग संकेत दे रहे हैं, कुछ पुनर्गठन की वकालत कर रहे हैं, जबकि कुछ अकेले चुनाव लड़ने की बात कर रहे हैं, तो एक व्यक्ति खास तौर पर चुप दिखाई दे रहा है: सुखबीर सिंह बादल। सवाल यह है कि अगर भाजपा के कुछ नेता गठबंधन की चर्चा अकाली दल से भी ज्यादा कर रहे हैं, तो यह सुखबीर की रणनीति के बारे में क्या बताता है ? क्या उन्हें भरोसा है कि अकाली दल का पुनरुत्थान अब भाजपा पर निर्भर नहीं है, या फिर वह जानबूझकर भाजपा को गठबंधन पर बहस करने दे रहे हैं ताकि अकाली दल किसी पर निर्भर दिखाई न दे ? जिस बहस में हर कोई यह पूछ रहा है कि भाजपा को अकाली दल की ज़रूरत है या नहीं, क्या सुखबीर ने चतुराई से चर्चा को इस सवाल की ओर मोड़ दिया है कि अकाली दल को भाजपा की ज़रूरत है भी या नहीं ?
As the Bhagwant Mann Government intensifies its legal and political battle against Bikram Singh Majithia, a larger political question is beginning to emerge. For years, the Akali Dal struggled with declining relevance, internal crises and electoral setbacks. Yet today, much of the political conversation around the party once again revolves around Majithia. The question is: Is the Mann Government weakening Majithia by relentlessly targeting him, or unintentionally helping him become the rallying point of the Akali Dal's revival ? In politics, does every attempt to corner a leader reduce his influence, or can it sometimes turn him into a bigger symbol than he was before ?
