The “One MLA, One Pension” promise sounds clean on paper, but the reality looks far more layered. Under existing rules, several former women MLAs continue to draw two pensions, their own MLA pension and a family pension linked to their late MLA husbands. From Karan Kaur Brar in Muktsar to Indu Bala in Mukerian, and from Surjit Kaur to Santosh Chaudhary, the list cuts across parties and decades. If the aim was to end multiple pensions for legislators, why was family pension quietly left untouched ? Is this a legal loophole being conveniently preserved, or a political comfort zone no government wants to disturb ? And when reform stops exactly where it begins to hurt lawmakers, can it still be called reform ?
Review - DEKHO
A) “One MLA, One Pension” looks more symbolic than real.
B) Family pension has become the backdoor to double benefits.
C) No party wants to touch a rule that benefits its own leaders.
D) Pension reform seems strict for optics, soft for politicians
With Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini making it clear that the BJP will contest the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections solo, and fresh Akali leaders already being inducted into the party, the message is loud: the era of depending on old alliances may be over. As the BJP talks development, expands its base, and shuts the door on a SAD tie-up, Punjab’s political equations are being quietly redrawn.
हरियाणा के मुख्यमंत्री नायब सिंह सैनी द्वारा यह स्पष्ट कर देने के बाद कि भाजपा 2027 के पंजाब विधानसभा चुनाव अकेले लड़ेगी, और लगातार अकाली नेताओं को पार्टी में शामिल किया जा रहा है, संदेश साफ है, पुराने गठबंधनों पर निर्भर रहने का दौर खत्म होता दिख रहा है। विकास के एजेंडे और संगठन विस्तार के साथ, और अकाली दल से दूरी बनाते हुए, पंजाब के राजनीतिक समीकरण चुपचाप बदल रहे हैं।
Fresh data from PRS Legislative Research highlights stark contrasts in how Punjab’s MPs are performing in Parliament. Congress MP Amar Singh (Fatehgarh Sahib) leads with 98% attendance, followed by Gurjeet Singh Aujla and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa (Congress), and AAP’s Malvinder Singh Kang, all crossing 90%. At the bottom sits Independent MP Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa (Faridkot) with 37% attendance, ranking last not just in presence but also in questions asked and debates participated in. He is followed by AAP MP Raj Kumar Chabbewal (Hoshiarpur) at around 62%, while former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi records 59% attendance. With such a wide gap between top and bottom performers, is Punjab’s parliamentary strength being weakened not by lack of representation, but by uneven commitment inside the House ?
