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Election rhetoric in Punjab is getting shriller with every passing day. As the D-day (May 10) approaches, the state is witnessing unprecedented heat in the wintry months. Both Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Congress are fully geared up to woo the electorate. By raising the corruption issue against the Akalis, the Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh, is desperately trying to 'snatch victory from the jaws of defeat'. On the other hand, SAD leader Prakash Singh Badal and his son Sukhbeer Singh Badal, are up in arms against the Congress government for its dismal performance on all fronts. Riding on the chariot of populism, the SAD-BJP alliance promises to provide wheat at the rate of Rs.4 and pulses at Rs.20 a kilo.

The emotive issue of the Sutlej-Yamuna link is conspicuously absent from the election debate. Initially, SAD (Badal) had attacked Congress on the issue, but later on, in many of the election rallies in Muktsar and Bhatinda districts, no mention was made about the water dispute. Interestingly, even the Chief Minister had once mentioned that “we will die but not let even a single drop of water go outside Punjab." However, when the state Governer Motilal Vora said that he will abide by the Supreme Court ruling, the Punjab CM went mum.

The state is currently in deep economic doldrums. With a financial crisis knocking at the doors; state industries in red and farmers crying out for help, the mood is certainly sombre. Both Amarinder Singh and Prakash Singh Badal need to ponder over the mess they have created through mindless policies, and depriving people the benefits of good governance.

Edit bureau: Vikash Kumar

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

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