Umesh Dewan

@INCPunjab needs stability, not another experiment—Change of Leadership Could Prove Fatal. Replacing @RajaBrar_INC now would risk repeating 2021 fiasco—when last-minute changes led to party's collapse in #AssemblyPolls2022. @kcvenugopalmp @bhupeshbaghel thenewsgateway.com/punjab-congres…

US sanctions waiver on Chabahar port ends today, could signal end of 23-year-old connectivity project, tests strategic autonomy. Govt considers options including transfer of ownership stakes in Chabahar if waiver not renewed. Reporting @the_hindu thehindu.com/news/national/…

🇮🇷 The Strait of Hormuz is still on lockdown. Ship tracking data shows only a handful of vessels have crossed today, a tiny fraction of its normal traffic. Iran is doubling down, with officials saying the strait will “under no circumstances” return to its previous open state. Every extra day of restricted traffic means higher energy prices and more pain for the global economy. The squeeze continues. Source: CNN / MarineTraffic

Top @BJP4India sources told @the_hindu that @AmitShah is set to visit #Punjab as frequently as once a month this year, covering every district, ✍️ @the_hindu Associate & Political Editor @nistula & Senior Assistant Editor @vasudevavikas #AssemblyPolls2027 thehindu.com/news/national/…

@PbGovtIndia withdraws #RS #MP @harbhajan_singh security; other defected @AAPPunjab #MPs are likely to lose state cover too. All set to get #Central protection, as @raghav_chadha already did—political fault lines deepen. #PunjabPolitics #AAPCrisis @AmitShah @HMOIndia

The coup by @raghav_chadha may be driven by personal ambition but it has raised questions on @ArvindKejriwal's leadership style, @AamAadmiParty's survival and party's long-term survival. It exposes party to poaching not only by @BJP4India but also @INCIndia -- a bigger worry in Punjab. Read my analysis in @ETPolitics today m.economictimes.com/news/politics-… #aap #AAPvsBJP #RaghavChadha #Punjab

@DinTri | A man for all seasons - he embodies what the Oscar Wilde had said that the man who can dominate the dinner tables of London can dominate the world, coupled with the heat and dust of the politics of LS polls. Excellent Story by @nistula thehindu.com/news/national/…

Analysis | With the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections just months away, the exit of seven AAP parliamentarians, six of them from the State, is likely to leave the party considerably weakened, even as its bid gain sympathy by branding the defectors as traitors may offer little electoral consolation, writes @vasudevavikas thehindu.com/news/national/…

Every time political leaders defect from one party to the other, I feel like telling all all those who have stopped speaking to family members and friends over politics, to acknowledge that they have been made a patsy by some very dodgy people.

@AamAadmiParty #RS Episode: #Punjab Unit Left in Tatters. @raghav_chadha, @SandeepPathak04 & five others quit, ripping open #Punjab fault lines. @BhagwantMann brands them “traitors,” @BJP4India gains an insider edge & fears of a toppled govt looms large. thenewsgateway.com/aap-rajya-sabh…

AAP MPs walk out, cast shadow over 2027 assembly poll in Punjab thehindu.com/news/national/…

Welcomed Raghav Chadha Ji, Sandeep Pathak Ji, and Ashok Mittal Ji to the BJP family at the Party HQ today. Also, best wishes to Harbhajan Singh Ji, Swati Maliwal Ji, Vikram Sahney Ji, and Rajinder Gupta Ji to work under the dynamic leadership of PM Shri @narendramodi Ji towards the goal of #ViksitBharat2047.

Centre clamps down on @ZEE5India, ordering an immediate freeze on the release of its controversial docuseries #LawrenceOfPunjab, as political fury and public outrage erupt over its glorification of gangster culture. @RajaBrar_INC @BhagwantMann @sunilkjakhar @officeofssbadal

Maybe someone should book a one-way cultural detox for Mr. #Trump, it might just reduce the random bakwaas 😏 Kabhi #India aa ke dekho, phir bolna.

China and India are the cradles of Civilization. In fact, the #hellhole is where its war-criminal president threatened to decimate the civilization in Iran.

#Punjab swelters under 42°C heat as @PSPCLPb enforces hours-long cuts, exposing the collapse of the “power surplus” claim. Empty coffers, broken promises, sleepless nights: governance failure laid bare. @BhagwantMann @SanjeevArora_PB @PbGovtIndia thenewsgateway.com/from-power-sur…

#Punjab reels under scorching heat as @PSPCLPb enforces long domestic power cuts. While citizens suffer, CM @BhagwantMann and Power Minister @SanjeevArora_PB are busy holidaying abroad, leaving Punjab powerless. #IntenseHeatWave

State of affairs...Empty coffers, broken promises & sleepless nights. Inqulab zindabad. @BhagwantMann

Punjab’s “power surplus” boast has collapsed into a cruel mirage. Successive regimes ignored rising demand, failed to expand capacity and left the state to bear the brunt of 8–10 hr daily power cuts. Political complacency has pushed Punjab into darkness. thenewsgateway.com/punjabs-power-…

Prolonged electricity cuts in key cities have put Punjab’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party government on the defensive, with Opposition parties sharpening their attack on the administration, even as temperatures continue to soar across the State. ✍️@vasudevavikas thehindu.com/news/national/…