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?
Sukhpal Singh Nannu, former BJP MLA turned AAP deserter has joined SAD and was personally welcomed by Sukhbir Singh Badal. After being largely invisible in AAP, he suddenly reappears, and whispers suggest he may be SAD’s candidate from Ferozepur Urban in 2027. The question pokes at his multiple jumps, is this a calculated comeback or just Punjab politics’ latest game of musical chairs?
सुखपाल सिंह नन्नू, पूर्व भाजपा विधायक और बाद में आम आदमी पार्टी छोड़ने वाले नेता, अब शिरोमणि अकाली दल में शामिल हो गए और उनका सुखबीर सिंह बादल ने व्यक्तिगत रूप से स्वागत किया। आम आदमी पार्टी में लंबे समय तक गायब रहने के बाद अचानक वापसी और खबरें हैं कि वे 2027 में फिरोज़पुर अर्बन से शिरोमणि अकाली दल के उम्मीदवार हो सकते हैं। सवाल यह है — क्या यह उनकी सोची-समझी वापसी है या पंजाब की राजनीति का नया “पार्टी बदलने का खेल”?
From being SGPC President and a three-time MLA from Dhanaula and Dhuri, Gobind Singh Longowal once symbolized the Akali core, loyal, old-school, and rooted in Sangrur’s soil. But in 2022, he fell to fourth place in Lehra with just 12,038 votes. Meanwhile, Parminder Singh Dhindsa, who broke away to form SAD (Sanyukt), polled 33,540 votes.
