Ravinder Singh Robin
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Analysis: Why Akali Dal Still Has Much To Answer On Punjab Drugs Crisis
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) belongs in this debate for two reasons. It governed Punjab with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for 10 years -- from 2007 to 2017. It also claims a Panthic identity rooted in service and collective responsibility.
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Punjab Needs Issue-Based Politics, 1984 A Mistake: Punjab Congress Chief Pargat Singh
Pargat Singh also addressed one of the Congress's most sensitive historical issues -- the 1984 anti-Sikh riots -- saying what happened was a mistake
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Analysis: Why Punjab's Sikh Politics Is Not Just About Having A Jat Leader
All top leaders of major political parties in Punjab belong to the same social background.
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Analysis: Punjab Congress At Crossroads: Who Could Lead Team Rahul Into 2027
The Congress high command must try to balance region, caste, religion, rural-urban representation and organisational acceptability. Punjab's social arithmetic makes this difficult.
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Analysis: Harsimrat Kaur's Big Political Moment Test Of Badal Family Legacy
Harsimrat has launched a women-focused "Maawan-Dhiyan" campaign at Rampura Phul and Nathana in Bathinda, addressing gatherings, leading protest marches and submitting memorandums addressed to the Punjab Governor.
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क्या 'नशा मुक्त पंजाब यात्रा' बीजेपी की जमीन मजबूत कर पाएगी, कितनी बड़ी हैं उसकी चुनौतियां
पंबाज की नशे की समस्या को ध्यान में रखते हुए बीजेपी ने 'नशा मुक्त पंजाब यात्रा' शुरू की है. बीजेपी ने यह कदम चुनाव से पहले उठाया है. आइए जानते हैं कि बीजेपी के लिए पंजाब में कितने अवसर हैं और कितनी चुनौतियां.
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Analysis: BJP's Punjab Challenge Runs Much Longer Than A 4,000-km Yatra
The BJP's four-route yatra across Punjab is scheduled to travel nearly 4,000 kilometres and cover all 117 Assembly constituencies before converging in Jalandhar on September 30.
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Analysis: Punjab Congress Was In This Rut Before. Can Sachin Pilot Change Route?
Sachin Pilot arrives as differences within Punjab Congress again became visible and a talking point in the state.
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Analysis: Five Stages, One Election: What Baba Bakala Reveals About Punjab Polls
Baba Bakala has hosted rival rallies before. That part is tradition. What made this year different was that all five formations - the Congress, AAP, BJP, SAD and the Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), put up separate stages on the same day
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Analysis | Clarity Begins at Home: Punjab Parties Use Raksha Bandhan For Image Control
At this stage, Punjab's political parties are not only trying to convince voters. They are first trying to energise, discipline and, in some cases, reunite their own workers.
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पंजाब 2027 की जंग घर से शुरू, रक्षाबंधन के बहाने ताकत परख रही हैं पार्टियां, अपने कैडर को साधने में जुटीं
पंजाब 2027 की चुनावी जंग अभी वोटरों के दरवाजे तक नहीं पहुंची है, लेकिन बीजेपी, कांग्रेस, अकाली दल और आम आदमी पार्टी ने अपने ही कैडर को साधने की लड़ाई शुरू कर दी है.
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Punjab's Bandi Singhs: A Cause Every Party Uses, Nobody Owns
Punjab saw another bandh this week. Roads blocked, slogans raised, the same old demand repeated once again: Release the Sikh prisoners, or Bandi Singhs. Markets stayed shut, buses stayed off the road, but the day passed off peacefully, with no untoward incident reported anywhere in the state. This has been going on for more than a decade now. Every...
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सुखबीर सिंह बादल पर हमला और अकाली दल के राजनीतिक संकट को समझिए
पंजाब के पूर्व उपमुख्यमंत्री और शिरोमणी अकाली दल के प्रमुख सुखबीर सिंह बादल पर गुरुवार को महाराष्ट्र के नांदेड़ के एक गुरुद्वारे में हमला हुआ. क्या इस हमले को अकाली दल के राजनीतिक संकट से जोड़ा जा सकता है, बता रहे हैं रविंदर सिंह रॉबिन.
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Opinion | Nanded Attack: Sukhbir Badal And The Past That Still Haunts Him, 11 Years Later
Badal has now faced two serious physical attacks at Sikh religious places in less than two years. Is religious atonement enough for political forgiveness?
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Analysis: The Rise Of Religious Yatras In Punjab Ahead Of 2027 Polls
The Bhagwant Mann government's Mukh Mantri Tirath Yatra continues to take people free of cost to religious destinations.
