The Great Basanti Hype: Manpreet Badal and the Punjab People’s Party
Call me a hater, but I am just not that excited.  Despite the exuberance of some of my fellow langa(w)riters, I am not convinced. Don’t get me wrong, one of the worst leeches that have siphoned the blood, resources, and morale of the Panth for far too long is the Family Badal. While state coffers...
People’s Party of Punjab
As we follow news on pro-democracy uprisings across the globe, Panjab has joined this conversation in it’s own way.  On Sunday March 27th 2011, Manpreet Badal announced a brand new political party in preparation for February 2012 elections in Punjab.  Thousands gathered at Khatkar Kalan village,...