The main reason for this is that all the political parties operating in Punjab have come together on the issue of Punjab’s waters, which can also be called a good omen for Punjab, Punjabiyat and Punjab politics. During the special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on the issue of waters, all the political parties showed unity and passed a resolution not to give additional water to Haryana and also announced not to accept the decision of BBMB. Although there was a heated debate between Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa during the special session of the Vidhan Sabha, all the parties remained united on the issue of waters. Earlier, the Chief Minister of Punjab has also held an all-party meeting on the issue of Punjab’s waters and the leaders of all the parties active in Punjab have agreed to save the waters of Punjab under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
At present, although the issue of Punjab’s waters is hotly debated, there are many other major issues in Punjab that have been lingering for a long time. These issues include drugs, unemployment, corruption, giving Chandigarh to Punjab, emigration from Punjab to foreign countries and the influx of a large number of people from other states, all kinds of pollution, toxic agriculture, and the deteriorating law and order situation. Various political parties in Punjab often make claims to resolve these issues during every election, but these issues are still there as before. In fact, almost all political parties in Punjab raise these issues only during elections and then put them on the back burner after the elections. Thus, with the passage of time, these issues have become more serious.
The Aam Aadmi Party, which is currently ruling Punjab, has launched a campaign against drugs. According to the government’s claims, although this campaign is yielding good results, it cannot be denied that drugs are still prevalent in Punjab. In fact, no campaign of the government can be successful unless the common people fully support it. Although the campaign against drugs is being called good by the common people, still a large number of people have not come forward openly against drug traffickers. Now even the honorable court has said that there is an alleged alliance between drug traffickers, some policemen and some political leaders. Without breaking such alliances, drugs cannot be eradicated from Punjab. On the other hand, the campaign against drugs launched by the Punjab government is not being supported by the opposition political parties of Punjab, due to which this campaign has not been completely successful yet. The same is the case with the campaign against corruption launched by the ‘AAP’ government of Punjab. Although many corrupt government employees have been caught under this campaign, it can still be said that corruption has not been completely eradicated from Punjab. This corruption continues from the birth of a person to his death.
It has been seen that if a government in Punjab wants to do something good, then the opposition parties obstruct it. Inside and outside the Vidhan Sabha, the leaders of the ruling party and the opposition often keep on arguing with each other like illiterate women of villages. In such an environment, how can one expect the all-round development of Punjab and the welfare of Punjab.
Now, even on the issue of water, a cold wind has come in the politics of Punjab. The way in which the political parties active in Punjab have shown unity on the issue of Punjab’s water should be welcomed and it should be hoped that all the political parties of Punjab will similarly show unity for the solution of the main issues of Punjab. These issues are not so big that they cannot be solved. All political parties in Punjab need to unite for the protection of Punjab’s rights, all-round development and welfare by eradicating mutual animosity.
