The business community contributing over 30% to Punjab's GDP is facing several challenges, while providing employment to over 8 lakh youth in factories.
If they are not given the freedom to work and innovate, how can Punjab move forward?
The Supreme Court has ordered repolling in 50 municipal wards in Patiala and Moga after a commission appointed by the court reported alleged election violations in the December 2024 local body polls. The findings included claims of candidates being blocked from filing nominations, intimidation and bogus voting in wards won by the Aam Aadmi Party. With the 2027 Assembly elections approaching, the findings raise a serious question: Can the ruling party rebuild public trust or will this controversy keep haunting its claims of clean politics ?
सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने दिसंबर 2024 के स्थानीय निकाय चुनावों में कथित गड़बड़ियों पर अदालत द्वारा नियुक्त आयोग की रिपोर्ट के बाद पटियाला और मोगा के 50 नगर निकाय वार्डों में दोबारा मतदान का आदेश दिया है। रिपोर्ट में उम्मीदवारों को नामांकन दाखिल करने से रोकने, डराने-धमकाने और फर्जी मतदान जैसे आरोप शामिल हैं। इन वार्डों में आम आदमी पार्टी के उम्मीदवार जीते थे। 2027 के विधानसभा चुनाव नज़दीक आने के साथ, सवाल यह है कि क्या सत्ताधारी पार्टी जनता का भरोसा दोबारा जीत पाएगी या यह विवाद उसकी साफ-सुथरी राजनीति के दावों पर सवाल उठाता रहेगा ?
In 2022, Bhagwant Mann’s comic fame and anti-establishment appeal helped AAP challenge Punjab’s old political guard. Five years later, the former comedian is defending his Government’s record on jobs, drugs, debt and governance. With welfare schemes central to AAP’s pitch, the political script has changed: Mann is no longer just the outsider taking digs at others, he is the Chief Minister facing public scrutiny. As 2027 approaches, can his popular image still carry the party or will voters demand results beyond the punchlines ?
