It seems the ruling party of Punjab has mastered the art of vanishing at the right time. When hundreds of students in Chandigarh were raising their voices against injustice, demanding their democratic rights, and facing police batons, the so-called people’s representatives were nowhere to be seen. Out of the entire battalion of 92 ruling MLAs, not even a handful had the courage or conscience to stand beside the youth they once called their backbone. Only a couple of MLAs, like others, were seen on the ground
The same leaders who never miss a photo opportunity at inaugurations or ribbon-cutting ceremonies suddenly forgot the route to Panjab University. Perhaps the GPS of their political morality stopped working. The few who did show up to support the protesting students deserve respect — they at least remembered that politics begins with the people, not with self-promotion.
Ironically, these are the same leaders who once promised to be the voice of the youth, to protect education, and to stand against injustice. But when the real test came, they turned their faces away. Maybe they were too busy drafting new slogans for the next election — because empathy, clearly, is not on their agenda.
In the end, the students stood tall, the police stood rough, and the ruling party’s 92 MLAs stood… invisible. Perhaps this silence will echo longer than their speeches ever did