After back-to-back defeats in Haryana, Congress has reinstalled 78-year-old Bhupinder Singh Hooda as CLP leader while handing the HPCC presidency to Rao Narender Singh, an OBC face with political baggage and three straight defeats. Is this a revival formula or just old wine in a new bottle?
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A) Smart caste-regional balancing to revive the party.
B) Continuity of Hooda dominance with cosmetic changes.
C) A risky gamble that may deepen old rivalries and losses.
With ₹12,589 Crores from Punjab’s disaster fund still unaccounted for, the Centre has hinted at withholding flood aid, and whispers of a financial emergency aren’t far. Now, as the Centre refuses to release fresh aid and Home Minister Amit Shah claims Punjab already has “enough funds, has Bhagwant Mann’s Government lost fiscal control, or is Delhi weaponising the audit to tighten its grip on Punjab?
पंजाब के आपदा राहत कोष के ₹12,589 करोड़ अभी तक बही-खाते में नहीं दिख रहे, केंद्र ने बाढ़ राहत रोकने के संकेत दिए हैं और अब “वित्तीय आपातकाल” की फुसफुसाहट भी तेज़ है। अमित शाह का कहना है कि पंजाब के पास “पर्याप्त फंड” हैं — तो सवाल ये है: क्या भगवंत मान सरकार का वित्तीय नियंत्रण खत्म हो चुका है या केंद्र ऑडिट को हथियार बना कर पंजाब पर अपनी पकड़ मज़बूत कर रहा है?
Aam Aadmi Party is all set to field Trident Group industrialist Rajinder Gupta for the Punjab Rajya Sabha bypoll, skipping heavyweights like Manish Sisodia and Arvind Kejriwal. Is this the proof that Delhi’s top leaders have no real interest in Punjab, leaving a corporate face to fight their battles?
