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.
Rating
Considering these statistics, do you think there is a need for a new strategy for the development of the agricultural sector in Punjab?
After BJP’s massive breakthrough in West Bengal, party leaders are now openly declaring that “Punjab is next.” While the BJP sees Bengal as proof that no regional stronghold is unbeatable anymore, AAP insists Punjab will never accept BJP’s politics, and Congress hopes anti-incumbency will revive its fortunes. With aggressive BJP expansion, possible political realignments, and fears of defections already being discussed, is Punjab heading toward its biggest political shake-up in years, or are BJP leaders getting carried away by the Bengal wave ?
पश्चिम बंगाल में बड़ी जीत के बाद भाजपा नेता अब खुलकर कह रहे हैं कि “अब पंजाब की बारी है।” भाजपा इसे इस बात का संकेत मान रही है कि अब कोई भी क्षेत्रीय किला अजेय नहीं रहा, जबकि आम आदमी पार्टी का दावा है कि पंजाब कभी भाजपा की राजनीति को स्वीकार नहीं करेगा और कांग्रेस एंटी-इनकंबेंसी के सहारे वापसी की उम्मीद लगा रही है। भाजपा के आक्रामक विस्तार, संभावित राजनीतिक जोड़तोड़ और दल-बदल की चर्चाओं के बीच क्या पंजाब अब अपने सबसे बड़े राजनीतिक बदलाव की ओर बढ़ रहा है, या फिर भाजपा नेता बंगाल की जीत के जोश में ज़्यादा बह रहे हैं ?
After Sunil Kumar Jakhar framed the BJP’s West Bengal victory as a “message” for Punjab and expressed confidence that the party can replicate its success in the state, even as leaders highlight law-and-order concerns and promise development ahead of the upcoming elections, does this assertive push signal a genuine political shift in Punjab’s mood, or is it an overconfident reading of a very different state’s mandate ?
