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Chandigarh: The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) has expressed serious concern over the Punjab government’s repeated decision to convene special sessions of the state Assembly, alleging that resolutions passed during these sittings have failed to translate into tangible action or measurable outcomes. Satnam Singh Chahal, Executive Director of NAPA, said on Friday that while legislative debates and resolutions are an essential part of democratic governance, their real test lies in implementation, not symbolism. “Unfortunately, not a single resolution passed during these special sessions has reached the stage of actual achievement. The people of Punjab are asking a simple question—what was the purpose of calling these sessions if they produced no results?” Chahal said.
According to NAPA’s assessment, each special Assembly session costs the state exchequer around ₹1 crore, factoring in expenses on security arrangements, logistics, staff deployment, travel allowances and administrative preparations. “At a time when Punjab is grappling with a severe financial crisis, mounting debt, unemployment and crumbling public services, spending public money without outcomes is nothing short of irresponsible,” Chahal added.
The association noted that the Punjab government has repeatedly projected these special sessions as historic and decisive, raising public expectations. However, months later, NAPA said there is no visible progress on resolutions linked to governance reforms, public welfare, economic revival or institutional accountability.
“Passing resolutions for headlines and political optics cannot substitute serious governance. Symbolic politics may create news cycles, but it does not solve people’s problems,” the NAPA statement said. Questioning the intent behind convening such sittings, the association asked whether these special sessions were driven by genuine legislative necessity or merely aimed at projecting political activity.
“If resolutions remain confined to paper, these sessions become exercises in futility—wasting public money and precious legislative time,” Chahal said.NAPA urged the Punjab government to release a transparent public report detailing the current status of every resolution passed during special sessions so far, along with clear timelines for implementation. It also called for restraint in convening future special sessions unless there is a well-defined agenda, legal necessity and a credible commitment to execution.
