According to the data released by the Punjab government, based on the 2011 census and now estimated to have crossed a population of 3 crores, there are over 35 lakh agricultural workers in Punjab, accounting for 35% of the total workforce. The total workforce in Punjab is approximately 97.98 lakh.
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Considering these statistics, do you think there is a need for a new strategy for the development of the agricultural sector in Punjab?
The Congress has often criticised the BJP for centralised decision-making and a lack of internal democracy. Yet in Punjab, when the party's high command retained Amarinder Singh Raja Warring as PPCC Chief despite open resistance from former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and several senior leaders, dissent was brushed aside. As both the Congress and the BJP insist that their High Command's decisions are final, is there now any real difference between the two parties when it comes to internal democracy, or have both become equally centralised and intolerant of internal dissent ?
कांग्रेस अक्सर भाजपा पर सत्ता का अत्यधिक केंद्रीकरण और आंतरिक लोकतंत्र की कमी का आरोप लगाती रही है। लेकिन पंजाब में, जब पार्टी हाईकमान ने पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री चरणजीत सिंह चन्नी और कई वरिष्ठ नेताओं के खुले विरोध के बावजूद अमरिंदर सिंह राजा वड़िंग को पंजाब कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष बनाए रखने का फैसला किया, तो असहमति को लगभग नज़रअंदाज़ कर दिया गया। ऐसे में, जब कांग्रेस और भाजपा दोनों ही अपनी-अपनी हाईकमान के फैसलों को अंतिम मानते हैं, तो क्या आंतरिक लोकतंत्र के मामले में अब दोनों पार्टियों के बीच कोई वास्तविक अंतर बचा है, या दोनों ही धीरे-धीरे समान रूप से केंद्रीकृत और असहमति के प्रति असहिष्णु होती जा रही हैं ?
The Congress describes the Punjab crisis as an organisational disagreement, but the battle between Charanjit Singh Channi and Amarinder Singh Raja Warring appears to run much deeper. Behind the meetings, reshuffles and public displays of unity lies a larger struggle over political influence, organisational control and the race to become the party's face for the 2027 Assembly elections. If the Congress insists this is not about personal ambition, then what is really fueling the Channi–Warring tussle ?
