Hello mind if I weigh in on the issue?
Media portrayal of Sikhs in Bollywood is ridiculous and Punjab doesn't have any investment like other states. Are you surprised that Sikhs are unhappy with the situation? Sikhs abroad have proved themselves to be hardworking and prosperous (not that money means everything). Why does India not take advantage of these characteristics?
I was never too fond of bollywood anyways. I think bollywood insults all of the indian sub-continent.... rather than 'just the sikhs' (especially woman)... have you ever seen a heroin act in a bollywood movie? her lines are pathetic and she is portrayed as nothing more than a dumb, large chested, dance crazy bimbo?
investment:
Foreign investment and Federal investment trickles in. But the problem in punjab is corruption; the state and local governments love their "ice-cream".:ice:
Punjab has the highest per Capita power generation in the country (2.5 times the national average). All villages have been electrified since 1974! Punjab is a leader state when it comes to infrastructure (be it rail, highway, power). Go to New Delhi (the CAPITAL!) and you will experience 12 hour power cuts!
A person must also consider that India has a population of more than 1 BILLION people!
feeding that number is crazy especially when half your country's land is dry all year round or flooded with water.
punjab has literally been reserved as the "greenbelt" region of India. Kind of like the state of Iowa for the US. The Government wants to purposely limit INDUSTRIAL development in the region so that it remains the greenbelt (which is the reason why punjab is home to significant diesel and electrical subsdies for farmers).
Note: The government wants to limit Industrial development not agricultural development.
so when you say "
punjab doesnt have investment like other states" you are correct but it has nothing to do with faith or discrimination. You break my heart because your not looking at the larger picture.
and separation is not that great for Punjab. The south of India is expanding rapidly and states like Punjab will get even richer with an ever hungry, rising middle class in the south. Punjab can feed off this growth and the last thing it needs is another border hindering this trade. NOTE: a border will just add another layer of corruption and bearucracy for the common farmer trying to trade his produce, grains and livestock to the larger market of south india.
do you have any idea what the price of wheat in the market is this year?
-- MIND BLOWING (grain shortages across the world...no better time for being a farmer) :}{}{}:
and the small state of punjab accounts for 60% of india's wheat production!
I was studying the chicago mercantile exchange a couple of days ago and wheat was trading at $7 a bushell!:{;o: balle balle indeed!
all stats were from the punjab gov site.
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