Yuva Uttarakhand

Gursewak Singh Toor   There are many causes of unrest in Punjab. It starts with Punjab's rights regarding Chandigarh and Punjab's waters. According to international law Punjab's free-flowing waters belong to Punjab but still, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Delhi are getting this natural resource free of cost and even during British times the princely states use to pay for water to Punjab.   The killings of innocent people by the state in 1947, 1966, 1984-1995, and drug genocide from 2000 till today. Sikh prisoners are still in jail after 30+ years, and many have not been released even after serving their sentences. M any youngsters have also been jailed on dubious charges or for just saying Khalistan or on other minimal allegations. They are not being released. While culprits of the Gujarat riots in 2002, including the rapists, are getting bail on the grounds of showing good character and moral behavior, and powerful people like Ram Rahim who have been involved in proven cases of

The trouble in Punjab started as the central and state governments failed to fulfill the basic developmental needs of the people. Punjab has been in the news for all the wrong reasons for the last ten years. The Congress government in Punjab, led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, must be partially blamed for the trouble brewing in the region today. Though his nationalist credentials are unquestionable. But during his tenure, Punjab slid into drug addiction.   Also, it would not be fair to blame only the former Congress government for the deteriorating situation in Punjab. The BJP had once a very strong presence in Punjab. In fact, Punjab consistently sent BJP members to the lower house of the parliament, including Navjot Singh Sidhu and Sunny Deol, until recently. Still, PM Modi and his coterie isolated the leaders of their own party in Punjab and failed to address their political aspirations.     Congress and the SAD also lost credibility due to rampant corruption over the ye