Opinion

The decision of Akal Takht acting Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh to publicly punish Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Gobind Singh Longowal and executive committee members on Friday for failing to check the misappropriation of Guru Granth Sahib Saroops, has failed to impress the majority of Sikhs across globe.

Alleging harassment by cops posted a temporary police check post near their village and accusing cops of demanding money from them, residents of Bahadurpur and surrounding villages protested while senior police officers shifted the checkpost to other places.

The announcement of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday that no case will be registered against protesting farmers for violation of prohibitory orders, issued to prevent the spread of Covid-19, will create serious problems for the health department and police authorities in containing the spread of the virus.

The denial of Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhank Committee (SGPC) to Sikh organizations to enter into the Manji Sahib Diwan Hall in the Golden Temple complex for conducting a meeting on the issue of the missing Saroops of Guru Granth Sahib has once again exposed the partiality of SGPC.

While all political parties of Punjab have started preparations for 2022 elections, but state residents are fed up with almost all parties including Congress, SAD, BJP and AAP. The residents do not have any hope from any party and chorus to select “reject all” option has been gaining ground.

The appointment of Uttarakhand former Chief Minister Harish Rawat as the general secretary in-charge of Punjab in place of Asha Kumari has rekindled the dashed hopes of congress rebels to get themselves heard at the highest level.

The criminalization of Indian politics continues despite repeated claims of various governments to throw criminals out of their parties. In fact with the passing of time, criminals have gained more power in almost all parties and their number has also been increasing.

The present distrust over the government and private health facilities among state residents is the result of a consistent online campaign of miscreant, who have painted all doctors and other health staff as villains.

Five months after the start of India-China border standoff, concern governments have failed to defuse tension despite intensifying their diplomatic activities to solve the problem. Though Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe has sought a meeting with Indian defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Moscow and Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar …

Amid claims of Punjab government about immense development in the state, its poor performance continues. The Business Reform Action Plan 2019 (BRAP-2019) rankings, which shows the performance of states and union territories on ease of doing business, has once again exposed the state government.