Are the new UGC Draft Regulations, 2025 really about empowering universities, or is it just a clever way for the Union Government to tighten its grip on education, side-lining states and pushing for privatization in the name of 'autonomy'?
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A.) Are the new UGC Draft Regulations, 2025 really about empowering universities, or
B.) Is it just a clever way for the Union Government to tighten its grip on education, side-lining states and pushing for privatization in the name of 'autonomy'?
After years of playing the junior partner in Punjab politics, the BJP is now signalling a clear shift, no more “small role”, no more uneven seat-sharing, and a claim that its growing strength deserves equal space in any future alliance. But while the rhetoric has become louder, the ground reality still points to a limited independent base, heavy dependence on urban pockets, and a strategy driven more by central faces, alliances and incoming leaders than by deep rural expansion.
पंजाब की राजनीति में वर्षों तक जूनियर पार्टनर की भूमिका निभाने के बाद अब भाजपा साफ संकेत दे रही है, न अब “छोटी भूमिका”, न असमान सीट बंटवारा, और भविष्य के किसी भी गठबंधन में बराबरी या उससे बड़ी हिस्सेदारी का दावा। लेकिन बढ़ती राजनीतिक आवाज़ के बावजूद जमीनी हकीकत अभी भी सीमित स्वतंत्र जनाधार, शहरी इलाकों पर अधिक निर्भरता और ऐसी रणनीति की ओर इशारा करती है जो मजबूत ग्रामीण विस्तार के बजाय केंद्रीय चेहरों, गठबंधनों और नए शामिल नेताओं पर टिकी हुई है।
With rebel AAP leader Gurdeep Singh Bath, who polled nearly 17,000 votes as an Independent in 2024 Barnala By-polls , now signalling a possible entry into the Shiromani Akali Dal by donning the blue turban, Barnala’s political battle is turning sharper ahead of 2027. While Sukhbir Singh Badal has hinted at the need for a “strong medicine” to counter AAP, local leader Kulwant Singh Keetu is already staking his claim, raising questions about ticket equations and internal balance. Is the Akali Dal looking at Gurdeep Singh Bath as a winning face to take on AAP, or could his possible entry upset existing leaders and spark a new internal tussle in Barnala ?
