In 2022, first-time candidate Chetan Singh Jouramajra stunned Punjab politics by crushing SAD veteran Surjit Singh Rakhra in Samana with 74,375 votes. Catapulted to the Cabinet as Health Minister, he also oversaw Public Relations, Defence Services, and Horticulture, made waves for his fiery style—but also faced sharp criticism. With controversies and anti-incumbency looming AAP, if elections were held today, would Jouramajra’s political fortress still stand?
Opinion
A) A fearless giant-killer ready for round two.
B) A minister whose ground connect is slipping.
C) A one-election sensation now facing a fight back.
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?
