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?
Sachin Pilot drove, K.C. Venugopal sat beside him, while Partap Singh Bajwa, Raja Warring, Charanjit Singh Channi and Pargat Singh squeezed into the back seat. Fitting four senior leaders into one SUV seemed easier than fitting their ambitions into one party. Amid warnings against indiscipline and tensions over leadership, Congress still has to prove that this show of unity goes beyond a photo opportunity. If Congress leaders can share one SUV, why is sharing power and trust within the party so difficult ?
सचिन पायलट एस.यू.वी. चला रहे थे, के.सी. वेणुगोपाल उनके बगल में बैठे थे, जबकि प्रताप सिंह बाजवा, राजा वड़िंग, चरणजीत सिंह चन्नी और परगट सिंह पीछे की सीट पर एक साथ बैठे थे। चार वरिष्ठ नेताओं को एक एस.यू.वी. में बिठाना, उनकी महत्वाकांक्षाओं को एक पार्टी में समेटने से आसान लगा। अनुशासन को लेकर चेतावनियों और नेतृत्व पर तनाव के बीच, कांग्रेस को अब साबित करना होगा कि एकजुटता का यह प्रदर्शन केवल तस्वीर खिंचवाने तक सीमित नहीं है। अगर कांग्रेस के नेता एक एस.यू.वी. में साथ बैठ सकते हैं, तो पार्टी के भीतर सत्ता और भरोसा साझा करना इतना मुश्किल क्यों है ?
With the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections approaching, Congress leaders have reportedly asked whether the party should announce its chief ministerial candidate in advance. KC Venugopal rejected that approach, saying the election would be fought under Rahul Gandhi’s leadership and that every senior leader could be considered for the top post. He also said the next chief minister would come from among the senior state leaders. If every senior leader is being projected as a potential CM, does this strategy keep all factions satisfied or leave voters guessing about who would actually lead Punjab ?
