Did you know that, under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, agricultural land coverage insured across the country is 4,611 lakh hectares, but no one seems to know how much land is insured in Punjab?
After winning Khadur Sahib in 2022 on a strong AAP wave, Manjinder Singh Lalpura was projected as a face of change. Today, his political standing is shaped less by governance and more by controversy. Lalpura’s conviction and four-year jail sentence in a molestation case, coupled with the fact that the Khadur Sahib Assembly seat has still not been officially declared vacant, raises a blunt question. Instead of waiting for the 2027 Assembly polls, is Khadur Sahib already heading toward a by-election ? And has the AAP Government quietly prepared itself for another electoral battle in Khadur Sahib ?
2022 में आम आदमी पार्टी की मजबूत लहर पर खडूर साहिब से जीतने के बाद मनजिंदर सिंह लालपुरा को बदलाव के चेहरे के तौर पर पेश किया गया था। आज उनकी राजनीतिक स्थिति कामकाज से ज्यादा विवादों के कारण चर्चा में है। लालपुरा को छेड़छाड़ के एक मामले में चार साल की सजा मिल चुकी है, लेकिन इसके बावजूद खडूर साहिब विधानसभा सीट को अभी तक आधिकारिक रूप से खाली घोषित नहीं किया गया है। यह एक सीधा सवाल खड़ा करता है, क्या 2027 के विधानसभा चुनाव का इंतज़ार किए बिना ही खडूर साहिब उपचुनाव की ओर बढ़ रहा है ? और क्या आम आदमी पार्टी सरकार ने चुपचाप एक और चुनावी मुकाबले की तैयारी शुरू कर दी है ?
After a thumping win in Raikot in 2022 with 63,659 votes (56.04%), Hakam Singh Thekedar didn’t just defeat Congress, he nearly doubled its margin. Riding the AAP wave, he emerged as a dominant force overnight. But big victories also bring sharper scrutiny. As 2027 approaches, has Hakam Singh Thekedar converted this landslide mandate into visible change on the ground or is his political strength still tied more to the AAP brand than personal performance ? Will Raikot judge him as an individual leader or as part of a larger wave ?
