The recent incidents in which workers of rival political parties attacked each other, forcibly snatched nomination papers from candidates, and fled the scene represent not merely street violence, but a direct criminal assault on the…
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has always occupied a unique and somewhat paradoxical position in Punjab’s political landscape. On one hand, the party often claims that it represents nearly 33 percent of Punjab’s population —…
Lawmakers in the National Assembly of Quebec, who speak so often of their province’s “distinct society” and hard-won freedoms, seem strangely oblivious to another strand of their own history. In 2019, they passed Bill 21,…
The Tarn Taran by-poll offered the first real test of Amritpal’s continuing ground influence. The Waris Punjab De–backed candidate, Mandeep Singh Khalsa, finished third with a meaningful vote share ahead of Congress and BJP though…
The order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court rejecting the bail petition of senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia, pronounced by Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya, sits at the intersection of criminal law,…
For years, a seductive little claim has floated through op-eds, TV debates and now the swamp of social media: “Mahatma Gandhi gave Muhammad Ali Jinnah the title Quaid-e-Azam.” It sounds poetic, almost cinematic – the…
[caption id="attachment_17621" align="alignleft" width="500"] Image for representation only[/caption] The Sikh Gurdwara was never intended to be a mere building for ritual worship. From the very beginning of Sikhi under Guru Nanak Dev Ji in the…
Although both Engineer Rashid, the Member of Parliament from Baramulla (Jammu & Kashmir), and Amritpal Singh, the Member of Parliament from Khadoor Sahib (Punjab), are currently lodged in jail, the legal and constitutional reasons governing…
Ghanaur-Ghanaur constituency in-charge Sarabjeet Singh Jhinjer informed the press today that the Aam Aadmi Party made every possible attempt to prevent Shiromani Akali Dal candidates from filing their nomination papers. However, despite all these tactics,…
[caption id="attachment_17632" align="alignleft" width="500"] Image for representation only[/caption] The Sikh turban is one of the most recognizable and respected religious symbols in the world. It stands for courage, discipline, honesty, sacrifice, and the moral duty…
