When nearly 40% of rural women in Punjab are hypertensive, this is no longer just a medical finding, it’s a governance test. These women are ageing faster, working harder, and falling sick quietly, while policy focus stays fixed on cash schemes and announcements. If hypertension is rising across districts like Amritsar and Ludhiana, among illiterate and labouring women, why isn’t routine screening, nutrition counselling, and village-level prevention a political priority ? Is the Punjab Government treating women’s health as a headline issue or only as an afterthought once elections, not emergencies, arrive ?
Proposals - SUNLO
A) Punjab’s health policy talks welfare, not long-term care.
B) Women’s chronic illness lacks political urgency.
C) Rural health prevention is missing from governance planning.
D) Ignoring this now will raise both health and fiscal costs later.
Rabri Devi has urged Nitish Kumar not to leave Bihar for the Rajya Sabha and alleged that the BJP is pushing him aside to take over the Chief Minister’s post. The remarks come amid indications that Bihar may soon have a BJP Chief Minister while Nitish moves to the Upper House. With the veteran leader shifting to a national role and speculation about Nishant Kumar’s entry into active politics, the development raises a larger political question.
राबड़ी देवी ने नीतीश कुमार से अपील की है कि वे बिहार छोड़कर राज्यसभा न जाएँ और आरोप लगाया है कि भाजपा उन्हें किनारे कर मुख्यमंत्री पद अपने हाथ में लेना चाहती है। यह बयान ऐसे समय आया है जब संकेत मिल रहे हैं कि नीतीश के राज्यसभा जाने के बाद बिहार में भाजपा का मुख्यमंत्री हो सकता है। इसी बीच निशांत कुमार के सक्रिय राजनीति में आने की अटकलें भी तेज हो गई हैं। ऐसे में एक बड़ा राजनीतिक सवाल सामने आता है।
The gradual sidelining of Nitish Kumar after the 2025 Bihar elections may mark the end of an era dominated by Mandal-era social justice leaders. With the Bharatiya Janata Party emerging as the largest force and positioning itself to lead the state more directly, while allies like the Janata Dal (United) appear weakened, the political balance in Bihar could be shifting significantly.
