Between 2020 and 2024, Punjab reported 414 deaths due to pothole-related accidents, the highest in North India, even as the Centre says thousands of Crores are being spent nationwide on highway maintenance and safety. With growing concerns over road conditions and infrastructure support, the issue is now taking a political turn in the state.
2020 से 2024 के बीच, गड्ढों से जुड़ी सड़क दुर्घटनाओं में पंजाब में 414 लोगों की मौत हुई, जो उत्तर भारत में सबसे अधिक है। वहीं, केंद्र का कहना है कि राष्ट्रीय राजमार्गों के रखरखाव और सड़क सुरक्षा पर देशभर में हजारों करोड़ रुपये खर्च किए जा रहे हैं। खराब सड़कों और बुनियादी ढांचे को लेकर बढ़ती चिंता के बीच अब यह मुद्दा राजनीतिक रंग भी ले रहा है।
After Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra demanded action over Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri’s past meetings and email exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein, the controversy has shifted from explanation to accountability. While Puri has maintained that the interactions were part of official diplomatic engagements and not personal ties, the Opposition argues that continued contact after Epstein’s conviction raises serious questions of judgment. Should Hardeep Singh Puri step down to avoid a credibility cloud over the government or is the resignation demand driven more by political optics than evidence of wrong doing ?
