Is PM Modi’s visit to the White House meant to address key issues, should we expect some grand announcement, or will it be more of the same, with a photoshoot and a handshake for the cameras?
Opinion
Is PM Modi’s visit to the White House meant to address key issues,
A.) Should we expect some grand announcement, or
B.) Will it be more of the same, with a photoshoot and a handshake for the cameras?
Punjab Congress leaders Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and Partap Singh Bajwa have slammed the Punjab Budget and the ₹1,000 monthly assistance scheme for women, calling it “too little, too late” and demanding arrears of ₹48,000 while warning about the state’s rising debt. Yet critics point out that the Indian National Congress itself governed Punjab for years before 2022 and also left behind significant financial challenges.
पंजाब कांग्रेस नेताओं अमरिंदर सिंह राजा वड़िंग और प्रताप सिंह बाजवा ने पंजाब बजट और महिलाओं को ₹1,000 मासिक सहायता देने की योजना पर तीखा हमला करते हुए इसे “बहुत कम, बहुत देर से” बताया है और ₹48,000 के बकाये की मांग की है। साथ ही उन्होंने राज्य के बढ़ते कर्ज को लेकर भी चिंता जताई है। हालांकि आलोचकों का कहना है कि 2022 से पहले कई वर्षों तक पंजाब पर शासन करने वाली भारतीय राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस भी राज्य को गंभीर वित्तीय चुनौतियों के साथ छोड़ गई थी।
Punjab Congress leaders led by Amarinder Singh Raja Warring tried to march towards the Assembly on the first day of the Budget Session but were stopped by heavy barricading and water cannons by the UT police, with hundreds of workers briefly detained. The protest was aimed at targeting the Bhagwant Mann Government over alleged failures on promises, law and order, and the state’s economy. However, such confrontational, almost campus-style protest politics has been a frequent feature of Indian National Congress demonstrations in Punjab in recent years.
