With 10 lakh ASHA workers serving as the first line of healthcare in India for two decades, why does the Government still pay them as ‘volunteers’ instead of regular employees?
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If Andhra Pradesh can give them ₹10,000 per month and gratuity, why can’t the Centre do the same?
After finishing second in 2022 from Bhucho Mandi with 35,566 votes (23.75%) on an Akali Dal ticket, Darshan Singh Kotfatta made a major political shift by joining the Aam Aadmi Party in 2024. The move came after AAP’s landslide win in the constituency and its growing dominance in rural Punjab. So the real question now is this, is Darshan Singh Kotfatta’s switch to AAP a strategic bid to stay electorally relevant or does it underline how shrinking space in the Akali Dal is pushing leaders toward the ruling party ?
2022 में भुच्चो मंडी से अकाली दल के टिकट पर चुनाव लड़ते हुए दर्शन सिंह कोटफत्ता दूसरे स्थान पर रहे और उन्हें 35,566 मत (23.75%) मिले। आम आदमी पार्टी की भारी जीत और ग्रामीण पंजाब में उसके बढ़ते दबदबे के बाद, 2024 में कोटफत्ता ने बड़ा राजनीतिक कदम उठाते हुए आम आदमी पार्टी का दामन थाम लिया। तो अब असली सवाल यह है, क्या दर्शन सिंह कोटफत्ता का आम आदमी पार्टी में जाना चुनावी प्रासंगिकता बनाए रखने की एक रणनीति है या यह इस बात का संकेत है कि अकाली दल में सिकुड़ती राजनीतिक जगह नेताओं को सत्ताधारी दल की ओर धकेल रही है ?
Iqbal Singh Jhundan is a two-time MLA, from Dhuri (2007–2012) and Amargarh (2012–2017), but he has not won an election since. He lost the 2022 Assembly election, was still trusted by the Akali Dal to contest Sangrur Lok Sabha in 2024, and lost again. After that defeat, he joined a rebel Akali group that has so far failed to show any real political break through. So the real question now is, can Iqbal Singh Jhundan play a meaningful role in building Panthic unity or have repeated defeats and rebel politics pushed him toward the sidelines of Akali politics ?
