Ravi Karan Singh Kahlon, son of former Punjab Assembly Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon, was a dyed-in-the-wool Akali until he was expelled from the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) due to anti-party activities. He later joined BJP in 2024 and was subsequently fielded by the BJP for the Dera Baba Nanak Assembly seat in the November 2024 bypolls, which he lost. Will Ravi Kahlon’s vote bank save him, or will rural voters see through his political somersault?
Shivraj Singh Chouhan saluted Punjab’s spirit of ‘sewa’ in times of calamity, but does repeated reliance on community service signal the strength of Punjab’s people—or the weakness of Governments that fail them in every flood? Does this expose the absence of real disaster preparedness in Punjab, despite decades of knowing floods are a certainty?
शिवराज सिंह चौहान ने आपदा की घड़ी में पंजाब की ‘सेवा’ की भावना को सलाम किया। लेकिन क्या हर बार बाढ़ में समुदाय की सेवा भावना पर निर्भर रहना पंजाब के लोगों की ताक़त दिखाता है या फ़िर उन सरकारों की कमजोरी, जो हर बार नाकाम रहती हैं? क्या यह दशकों से बाढ़ की निश्चितता जानते हुए भी पंजाब में असली आपदा-तैयारी की कमी को उजागर नहीं करता?
In the 56th GST Council meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the government approved a two-slab GST structure of 5% and 18%, effective from September 22. This reform aims to simplify the tax system and reduce the compliance burden. Will this simplification of the GST structure lead to increased compliance and ease of doing business?
