In the year 2023-24, 49.4 percent of young people above the age of 15 are engaged in manual labor, and there has been a 5 percent increase in the number of children involved as well. What does this indicate?
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Do you know? With businesses shutting down, people are resorting to manual labor!
From the classrooms of Panjab University to winning a Zila Parishad seat from the Tohra zone on a Congress ticket, Kunwar Pratap Singh Khanoura’s entry into grassroots politics has been projected as a symbol of youth participation. But coming from a strong political family, with his father a senior Congress leader and former district president, his early victory also raises the familiar Punjab question: Is this a rise of youth leadership or the next step of political legacy ? Is Kunwar Khanoura’s win a genuine breakthrough for student-led grassroots politics, or another example of how political families continue to shape Punjab’s leadership pipeline ahead of 2027 ?
पंजाब यूनिवर्सिटी के क्लासरूम से लेकर पटियाला के टोहड़ा ज़ोन से कांग्रेस टिकट पर ज़िला परिषद चुनाव जीतने तक, कुंवर प्रताप सिंह खानौरा की एंट्री को युवा भागीदारी की नई मिसाल के तौर पर देखा जा रहा है। लेकिन एक मजबूत राजनीतिक परिवार से आने, जहां उनके पिता वरिष्ठ कांग्रेसी नेता और पूर्व जिला अध्यक्ष रहे हैं, उनकी जीत पंजाब की पुरानी बहस को फिर सामने लाती है: क्या यह नई युवा नेतृत्व की शुरुआत है या राजनीतिक विरासत का अगला कदम ? क्या कुंवर खानौरा की जीत छात्र-आधारित जमीनी राजनीति की असली सफलता है या 2027 से पहले राजनीतिक परिवारों के प्रभाव का एक और उदाहरण ?
With the Government projecting the India–U.S. interim trade framework as a major diplomatic achievement, tariff cuts, export gains, and a $500 billion purchase commitment, the political messaging is clearly focused on global stature and economic partnership. But with wider market access for American agricultural and industrial goods, opposition voices are already questioning the possible impact on Indian farmers, dairy producers, and small industries, a sensitive issue in states like Punjab.
