Every year, 7.25 lakh Indians risk their lives by taking illegal 'Donkey Routes' to migrate abroad. With estimated 50,000 people missing and this dangerous journeys comes across as 4,600 km.
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Why do you think people still choose such risky routes over legal options? Is it desperation, or do they see it as a faster way to success?
The issue of conversions in Punjab has sparked a sharp blame game, with the SGPC accusing the Centre of failing to act on alleged foreign funding behind such activities, while several Sikh organisations and community voices have criticised the SGPC itself for not addressing the concerns of economically and socially vulnerable sections of society. With Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently flagging the matter, the debate has now widened into a political and institutional tug of war over responsibility.
पंजाब में धर्म परिवर्तन के मुद्दे ने एक तीखा आरोप-प्रत्यारोप का माहौल पैदा कर दिया है। एस.जी.पी.सी. ने केंद्र सरकार पर आरोप लगाया है कि वह कथित विदेशी फंडिंग के खिलाफ कार्रवाई करने में विफल रही है, जबकि कई संगठनों और समुदाय के प्रतिनिधियों ने एस.जी.पी.सी. पर ही आर्थिक और सामाजिक रूप से कमजोर वर्गों की चिंताओं को नजरअंदाज करने का आरोप लगाया है। हाल ही में केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री अमित शाह द्वारा इस मुद्दे को उठाए जाने के बाद यह बहस अब राजनीतिक और संस्थागत जिम्मेदारी के टकराव का रूप लेती दिख रही है।
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann shared an anecdote about a college-time “fling” during a public speech, Akali MLA Ganieve Kaur Majithia strongly criticised the remarks, calling them unbecoming of someone holding the state’s highest constitutional office. Critics say the tone sounded more like a “Casanova-style story” than a Chief Minister’s address, especially troubling when such remarks are made in front of young audiences and women.
