In the Malwa belt of Punjab, 9 or 10 years back, the most suitable and profitable crop was long staple cotton, which was grown in more than 7 lakh hectares, but has drastically reduced to under 1 lakh hectares.
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Has the Administration shown some great seriousness to tide over this crisis situation?
ABVP has secured a second consecutive victory in the Panjab University Campus Students’ Council election, with Ankit Bidhan winning the President’s post by 506 votes. ABVP has described the result as a sign that Gen Z students still have faith in nationalism and that student voters are choosing performance over political noise. But does one campus election really reveal where young Indians are headed politically ? Is Panjab University’s result a sign of changing Gen Z politics or simply a campus-specific verdict ?
ए.बी.वी.पी. ने पंजाब यूनिवर्सिटी कैंपस स्टूडेंट्स काउंसिल चुनाव में लगातार दूसरी बार जीत दर्ज की है। अंकित बिढान ने 506 वोटों के अंतर से अध्यक्ष पद जीता। ए.बी.वी.पी. ने इस नतीजे को इस बात का संकेत बताया है कि जेन ज़ी के छात्रों का राष्ट्रवाद पर भरोसा कायम है और छात्र मतदाता राजनीतिक शोर से ज़्यादा काम को महत्व दे रहे हैं। लेकिन क्या एक कैंपस चुनाव सच में यह बता सकता है कि भारतीय युवा राजनीति किस दिशा में जा रही है ? क्या पंजाब यूनिवर्सिटी का नतीजा जेन ज़ी की बदलती राजनीति का संकेत है या सिर्फ़ कैंपस तक सीमित फैसला ?
With young voters becoming an important political force, parties are increasingly reaching out to students through campus interactions and digital platforms. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to Delhi’s SRCC comes at a time when young people are debating education, jobs and their future. But can direct conversations with students actually change how Gen Z sees politics and political leaders ?
