Akali Dal rebel group rejects expulsion of eight leaders
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Akali Dal rebel group rejects expulsion of eight leaders

Hindustan Times  

The Shiromani Akali Dal rebel group on Wednesday rejected the expulsion of eight leaders who have launched a tirade against party president Sukhbir Singh Badal. “Dhindsa is a senior leader and should know that as a patron he cannot overrule any party decisions,” SAD’s secretary general Balwinder Singh Bhundar said, calling Dhindsa’s comments as unfortunate. On Tuesday, a disciplinary committee led by Bhundar expelled leaders including former SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur, former MP Prem Singh Chandumajra, former ministers Sikandar Singh Maluka, Parminder Singh Dhindsa, Surjeet Singh Rakhra, former MLAs Gurpartap Singh Wadala, and Surinder Singh Thekedar and SAD president’s political advisor Charanjit Singh Brar. NK Sharma slams Chandumajra Meanwhile, SAD treasurer and former MLA NK Sharma slammed Prem Singh Chandumajra for destroying the party in many districts and said ‘his expulsion will prove helpful for the party’.

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Atonement over, Akali Dal leaders gears up for civic body polls
1 week, 3 days ago

Atonement over, Akali Dal leaders gears up for civic body polls

Hindustan Times  

With Akal Takht’s on Friday accepting Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal’s atonement, the party has shifted its focus on its next political challenge — the civic body polls scheduled for December 21. A senior SAD leader said there is still a lot of ambiguity as to way ahead but it’s certain that the …

Clergy accepts Sukhbir’s penance, grants pardon
1 week, 3 days ago

Clergy accepts Sukhbir’s penance, grants pardon

Hindustan Times  

Akal Takht on Friday accepted Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal’s 10-day tankhah and freed him from the tag of ‘tankhaiya’. Sukhbir, amid a row over the party’s working committee not accepting his resignation as SAD chief, appeared before the highest Sikh temporal seat that had declared him ‘tankhaiya’ on August 30 for the mistakes committed by the Shiromani …

​Beyond faith: On the Akal Takht and the Akali Dal
1 week, 3 days ago

​Beyond faith: On the Akal Takht and the Akali Dal

The Hindu  

The Akal Takht, the highest Sikh temporal seat, has enforced punishment for Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, and colleagues for the alleged mistakes they committed when they were in power from 2007 to 2017. The Akal Takht’s punishments for religious misconduct are the accepted norm for practising Sikhs and, as such, are …

Union Minister stirs row, calls Sukhbir Badal's attacker 'gem of the community'
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Union Minister stirs row, calls Sukhbir Badal's attacker 'gem of the community'

India Today  

Union Minister and grandson of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, Ravneet Singh Bittu, sparked controversy on Saturday when he called on the Shiromani Akali Dal to recognise Narain Singh Chaura, the man who attacked SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal, as a "Qaum de Heere" or "Gem of the community." "Narain Singh Chaura, a senior citizen, acted not out of …

Takht sets ball rolling for SAD reforms
3 weeks ago

Takht sets ball rolling for SAD reforms

Hindustan Times  

The Akal Takht’s directions to the Shiromani Akali Dal working committee to accept Sukhbir Badal’s resignation from the party president’s post and form a six-member panel for its reorganisation has set the ball rolling for reforms within the party. They are Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami, SAD’s representative in the state assembly Manpreet Singh Ayali, Jhoondan committee …

Ex-Punjab Minister Anil Joshi quits Shiromani Akali Dal, cites sectarian politics
1 month ago

Ex-Punjab Minister Anil Joshi quits Shiromani Akali Dal, cites sectarian politics

India Today  

Former Punjab Minister Anil Joshi resigned from the Shiromani Akali Dal on Wednesday, citing disappointment over the party's sectarian politics. In a resignation letter addressed to SAD's working president, Balwinder Singh Bhundar, Joshi slammed the party's focus on sectarian and religious issues over broader concerns affecting Punjab. "I joined the Shiromani Akali Dal because I believed in the secular and …

Shiromani Akali Dal panel keeps decision on Sukhbir resignation pending
1 month ago

Shiromani Akali Dal panel keeps decision on Sukhbir resignation pending

Hindustan Times  

The working committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday decided to keep its decision on the resignation by president Sukhbir Singh Badal pending. Party vice-president Daljit Singh Cheema had on Saturday said that working president Balwinder Singh Bhundar had convened the emergency meeting at the party’s headquarters in Chandigarh. As Youth Akali Dal members held a protest in front …

Sukhbir Singh Badal resigns as Shiromani Akali Dal president
1 month, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal resigns as Shiromani Akali Dal president

Hindustan Times  

Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday stepped down as Shiromani Akali Dal president. Sukhbir Singh Badal, then Shiromani Akali Dal president, carrying an envelope containing a letter to be submitted to the Akal Takht at Golden Temple in Amritsar on November 13. He thanked all party leaders and workers for expressing confidence in his leadership and extending wholehearted support and cooperation …

Sukhbir Singh Badal resigns as Shiromani Akali Dal president, says party leader Daljit Cheema
1 month, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal resigns as Shiromani Akali Dal president, says party leader Daljit Cheema

Hindustan Times  

Sukhbir Singh Badal has resigned as the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal, said party leader Daljit Cheema, news agency PTI reported. In a post on X, Cheema said that Badal submitted his resignation to the working Committee of the party on Saturday "to pave the way for the election of new President". The party had posted on X at …

Sukhbir Singh Badal steps down as Akali Dal chief, paves way for new president election
1 month, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal steps down as Akali Dal chief, paves way for new president election

New Indian Express  

On October 24, the Akal Takht barred Sukhbir Singh Badal from participating in any political activities, including campaigning for the party in the upcoming by-elections for four assembly seats. On October 17, the SAD leaders’ delegation approached the Akal Takht Jathedar, requesting him to take a decision soon. On October 22, the party leadership again met him with the appeal …

Sukhbir Singh Badal, 62, resigns as Shiromani Akali Dal president
1 month, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal, 62, resigns as Shiromani Akali Dal president

India Today  

Sukhbir Singh Badal, 62, stepped down as the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday. "The SAD President S Sukhbir Singh Badal submitted his resignation to the working Committee of the party today to pave the way for the election of new President," Cheema tweeted. Akali Dal Working Committee president Balwinder Singh Bhundar called an emergency meeting of the …

Punjab: Jakhar takes a dig at SAD’s political plight
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Punjab: Jakhar takes a dig at SAD’s political plight

Hindustan Times  

Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar on Thursday appeared on social media and took potshots at the Akali Dal for its present political plight. Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar Jakhar, in a post on ‘X’ questioned “Why is the situation of the Akali Dal, which represents Sikhs, is so bad today? The state BJP chief is keeping away from the party’s …

Haryana Congress expels 13 rebels
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana Congress expels 13 rebels

Hindustan Times  

The Haryana unit of the Congress on Friday expelled 13 leaders for “anti-party activities” over their decision to contest as Independent candidates against the party’s official picks for the assembly polls. Notably, there were many party leaders who were upset over being denied tickets to contest the October 5 Haryana assembly polls, but the party had later managed to pacify …

SAD, rebel group hold parallel events to mark Longowal’s death anniversary
4 months ago

SAD, rebel group hold parallel events to mark Longowal’s death anniversary

Hindustan Times  

The split in the oldest regional party of the country became more pronounced after Shiromani Akali Dal and the rebel group held separate programmes to mark the 39th death anniversary of former Akali Dal president Sant Harchand Singh Longowal at village Longowal in Sangrur district. Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal during the party’s event to mark the death anniversary …

Vertical split in SAD likely as Dhindsa slams Badal for ‘unconstitutional’ decisions
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Vertical split in SAD likely as Dhindsa slams Badal for ‘unconstitutional’ decisions

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The unsavoury developments in the 103-year-old Shiromani Akali Dal, including expelled Akali stalwart Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and rebel leader Gurpartap Singh Wadala tearing into party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, are indicative of the party heading for a vertical split. After his expulsion, former party patron Dhindsa slammed the SAD president for the party’s “unconstitutional’’ decisions. Also, rebel Akali leader …

Akali Dal crisis deepens as party patron revokes rebels’ expulsion
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Akali Dal crisis deepens as party patron revokes rebels’ expulsion

The Hindu  

The crises in Shiromani Akali Dal, which has been passing through a difficult phase, appears to be deepening amid rebellion within the party against the top party leadership. On Wednesday, a day after the party’s disciplinary committee expelled eight rebel leaders and a few other leaders from the primary membership of the party on the pretext of indulging in anti-party …

Akali Dal expels eight rebels; they say ‘party has become Badals fiefdom’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Akali Dal expels eight rebels; they say ‘party has become Badals fiefdom’

The Hindu  

The Shiromani Akali Dal expelled eight rebel leaders from the party’s primary membership on July 30. The senior rebel leaders have been targeting SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal and accusing him of “compromising with the Panth’s sentiments for political gain and not representing the sentiments of the community.” The expulsion ordered by the party’s disciplinary committee comes into effect immediately, …

Why did Akali Dal expel 8 rebel leaders including Jagir Kaur, Chandumajra, Parminder Dhindsa? Know here
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why did Akali Dal expel 8 rebel leaders including Jagir Kaur, Chandumajra, Parminder Dhindsa? Know here

India TV News  

Concluding that leaders were tarnishing the image of the party with their actions, the Shiromani Akali Dal expelled eight leaders, including former MP Prem Singh Chandumajra and ex-Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Bibi Jagir Kaur. Adopting a tough stand against rebels, the Shiromani Akali Dal expelled the leaders for revolting against party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal. Taking serious note of …

Split in SAD likely as 8 rebel leaders expelled
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Split in SAD likely as 8 rebel leaders expelled

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal on Tuesday expelled eight senior rebel leaders from its primary membership for “indulging in anti-party activities”, further deepening the internal rift. A decision to this effect was taken by the party’s disciplinary committee headed by senior leader Balwinder Singh Bhundur at a meeting held here. The expelled leaders are: Gurpartap Singh Wadala, Bibi Jagir Kaur, …

Sukhbir Badal cracks whip, expels 8 rebel Akali Dal leaders
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal cracks whip, expels 8 rebel Akali Dal leaders

Hindustan Times  

Taking a tough stance, the Shiromani Akali Dal on Tuesday expelled eight rebel leaders for ‘anti-party’ activities. Leaders who have been expelled are former president of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Bibi Jagir Kaur, former MP Prem Singh Chandumajra, former ministers Parminder Singh Dhindsa, Sikander Singh Maluka, Surjit Singh Rakhra, former MLA Gurpartap Singh Wadala, Surinder Singh Thekedar and SAD president …

Takht summons to Sukhbir: Party leaders preparing ‘justifiable’ reply
5 months ago

Takht summons to Sukhbir: Party leaders preparing ‘justifiable’ reply

Hindustan Times  

Leaders of Shiromani Akali Dal are caught in a tricky situation after the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs – Akal Takht — summoned party president Sukhbir Singh Badal asking him to submit a written reply to the alleged “mistakes” committed during two terms of the SAD-BJP government. The letter blamed the then SAD-BJP government for failing to punish perpetrators …

{Takht summons to Sukhbir} Party leaders preparing ‘justifiable’ reply
5 months ago

{Takht summons to Sukhbir} Party leaders preparing ‘justifiable’ reply

Hindustan Times  

Leaders of Shiromani Akali Dal are caught in a tricky situation after the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs – Akal Takht — summoned party president Sukhbir Singh Badal asking him to submit a written reply to the alleged “mistakes” committed during two terms of the SAD-BJP government. The highest temporal seat of the Sikhs – Akal Takht — summoned …

Rebel Akali Dal leaders start campaign to revive party
5 months, 1 week ago

Rebel Akali Dal leaders start campaign to revive party

The Hindu  

Rebel Akali leaders on Monday launched a ‘Shiromani Akali Dal Sudhar Lehar’ campaign aimed to “strengthen and uplift” the 103-year-old outfit while asserting that the party’s present situation under the current leadership indicates that its “existence was in danger”. A section of the senior party leaders last month had revolted against SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, demanding that he should …

‘No BJP connect, vying for regaining foothold’
5 months, 1 week ago

‘No BJP connect, vying for regaining foothold’

Hindustan Times  

Gurpartap Singh Wadala, who has been formally announced to lead the rebel group of the Shiromani Akali Dal as convener of the ‘Akali Dal bachao lehar’, has said efforts will be made to inspire youth to bring them into the party fold. Excerpts: Gurpartap singh WadalaShiromani Akali Dal along with other leaders during the Press conference at People convention center …

No space for rebels in SAD, says Daljit Singh Cheema
5 months, 1 week ago

No space for rebels in SAD, says Daljit Singh Cheema

Hindustan Times  

The Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday said there was no space for those leaders who had launched a programme against the party, asserting party workers would not tolerate such elements. Daljit Singh Cheema Party president Sukhbir Singh Badal has been elected democratically as per the party’s constitution, said SAD vice-president Daljit Singh Cheema while addressing mediapersons after participating in a …

SAD rebels up ante against Sukhbir, launch ‘Akali Dal Bachao Lehar’
5 months, 1 week ago

SAD rebels up ante against Sukhbir, launch ‘Akali Dal Bachao Lehar’

Hindustan Times  

Rebel Shiromani Akali Dal leaders on Monday announced Gurpartap Singh Wadala as convener to lead ‘Akali Dal Bachao Lehar. Former president of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Bibi Jagir Kaur, former ministers Parminder Singh Dhindsa, Sikandar Singh Maluka, Surjeet Singh Rakhra, former MP Paramjit Kaur Gulshan and former chairman of state’s staff selection board Tejinder Pal Singh Sandhu were present at …

Party won’t collapse if Sukhbir steps down, Akali rebel group
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Party won’t collapse if Sukhbir steps down, Akali rebel group

Hindustan Times  

The rebel group of Shiromani Akali Dal held its meeting in Jalandhar on Saturday evening to discuss key issues to be taken up under its ‘Akali Dal bachao lehar’. Senior leaders including Prem Singh Chandumajra, Surjit Singh Rakhra, Bibi Jagir Kaur, Parminder Singh Dhindsa, Sikander Singh Maluka and others raised questions over the autocratic working of party president Sukhbir Singh …

’5 SAD leaders against chief Sukhbir Singh Badal’: Harsimrat Kaur says BJP trying to do Maharashtra politics in Punjab
5 months, 3 weeks ago

’5 SAD leaders against chief Sukhbir Singh Badal’: Harsimrat Kaur says BJP trying to do Maharashtra politics in Punjab

Live Mint  

Shiromani Akal Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal said on Wednesday that some of the "stooges of the BJP are trying to break the party". The Shiromani Akal Dal is facing a crisis after senior leaders, including Parminder Singh Dhindsa, Bidi Jagir Kaur, among others, launched a revolt against party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, demanding change in the leadership after the …

SAD strife: Rebel faction demands Sukhbir's head; official faction blames BJP for trouble
5 months, 4 weeks ago

SAD strife: Rebel faction demands Sukhbir's head; official faction blames BJP for trouble

New Indian Express  

"A personality having a strong political and religious understanding should be given the command of the party. A meeting of Shiromani Akali Dal District Presidents and Halka in-charges also lashed out at "deep-rooted conspiracies by the enemies of the Panth and Punjab "to divide and weaken the quom and its sole representative party, the SAD, by using some selfish and …

Senior Akali leaders revolt against Sukhbir Badal, want him to step down
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Senior Akali leaders revolt against Sukhbir Badal, want him to step down

Hindustan Times  

Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leaders Prem Singh Chandumajra, Sikander Singh Maluka, Bibi Jagir Kaur, Parminder Singh Dhindsa and Sarwan Singh Phillaur on Tuesday raised a banner of revolt against party president Sukhbir Singh Badal by launching the Akali Dal Bachao Lehar in Jalandhar. Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal is grappling with dissent in his party after its poor …

Sukhbir targets BJP for ‘divisive’ politics, Cong for Op Bluestar
7 months ago

Sukhbir targets BJP for ‘divisive’ politics, Cong for Op Bluestar

Hindustan Times  

Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of taking up divisive politics, Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday said he was talking about caste and ‘mangalsutra’ instead of speaking about genuine issues in his election speeches. Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal during an election rally in Tanda, Hoshiarpur, on Thursday. Badal, who addressed rallies in Mukerian, Dasuya, …

Shiromani Akali Dal contestant quits party, gives up his candidature
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Shiromani Akali Dal contestant quits party, gives up his candidature

The Hindu  

Shiromani Akali Dal, which has been electorally going through a rough patch since 2017 in Punjab, faced a setback in Union Territory – Chandigarh on Monday after its candidate Hardeep Singh Saini quit the party and decided not to contest the Lok Sabha election. Mr. Saini, a former deputy mayor of Chandigarh, said he was peeved over the lack of …

SAD won’t regain lost ground: Amarinder Warring
8 months, 1 week ago

SAD won’t regain lost ground: Amarinder Warring

Hindustan Times  

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring said that the Shiromani Akali Dal will be defeated in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Their response to the sacrilege incidents, which occurred over 200 times, underscored their inability to regain lost ground,” said Warring. He said the successive electoral losses suffered by prominent figures within the party, including Late Parkash …

Shiromani Akali Dal's arduous road to recover lost territory
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Shiromani Akali Dal's arduous road to recover lost territory

India Today  

When Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency in June 1975, the Shiromani Akali Dal launched passive resistance which endured throughout the period, until March 1977. Numerous such agitations led by the Shiromani Akali Dal and its precursor, the SGPC, navigated Sikhs through British colonial rule, the deadly Partition of 1947, the movement for Punjab’s statehood in independent India, and the unrest …

'Principles more important than numbers': Akali Dal on BJP going solo in Punjab
8 months, 4 weeks ago

'Principles more important than numbers': Akali Dal on BJP going solo in Punjab

India Today  

After the BJP decided to contest the Lok Sabha polls in Punjab on its own, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said that for his party, principles are more important "than the number game" as he slammed the national parties for "playing politics" over votes. The BJP, earlier on Tuesday, announced that it will contest the upcoming …

SAD (Sanyukt) merges with Akali Dal in Punjab
9 months, 2 weeks ago

SAD (Sanyukt) merges with Akali Dal in Punjab

The Hindu  

Ahead of the Parliamentary elections, Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa-led Shiromani Akali Dal merged his party with the Shiromani Akali Dal led by Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday in Chandigarh. Mr. Badal termed the merger as a “merger of two families”, and appealed to Mr. Dhindsa to take on responsibility as patron of the SAD since he was the senior most Akali …

Akali Dal likely to rejoin BJP-led NDA ahead of Lok Sabha polls: Sources
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Akali Dal likely to rejoin BJP-led NDA ahead of Lok Sabha polls: Sources

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Shiromani Akali Dal may rejoin the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, due in April-May this year, sources said on Thursday. Reports say that the BJP wants more seats to contest on in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, therefore, the alliance if happens will be based on a …

Merger with Shiromani Akali Dal: Dhindsa faction to form panel
1 year ago

Merger with Shiromani Akali Dal: Dhindsa faction to form panel

Hindustan Times  

Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa-led Shiromani Akali Dal has decided to set up a panel to finalise merger with the Akali Dal. Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa The move comes days after Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal issued an apology for the sacrilege incident in 2015. The party may nominate Dhindsa as a Shiromani Akali Dal patron, said sources. On the issue of …

Union Minister Hardeep Puri Rules Out Alliance with SAD for 2024 Lok Sabha Election
1 year, 7 months ago

Union Minister Hardeep Puri Rules Out Alliance with SAD for 2024 Lok Sabha Election

News 18  

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has ruled out the possibility of the BJP reviving its alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal for the Lok Sabha polls next year. The Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs and Petroleum and Natural Gas said the SAD has lost its credibility among voters in Punjab as shown in the recent Jalandhar by-election poll …

Attempt to malign Sikhs for votes: Akali Dal chief on police crackdown
1 year, 9 months ago

Attempt to malign Sikhs for votes: Akali Dal chief on police crackdown

India Today  

The unity and integrity of India is non negotiable, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal tweeted today, adding that ‘attempts are being made to malign the brave community for votes’. This comes a day after he said his party would provide legal assistance to all Sikh youths being arrested in the ongoing police crackdown in Punjab. Akali Dal strongly …

SAD dissolves its organisational structure
2 years, 4 months ago

SAD dissolves its organisational structure

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh : The Shiromani Akali Dal is maintaining a stoic silence on key suggestions of the 13-member panel, led by party’s leader from Sangrur Iqbal Singh Jhunda, formed to analyse the reasons for the party’s worst-ever poll defeat in Punjab. The Shiromani Akali Dal is maintaining a stoic silence on key suggestions of the 13-member panel, led by party’s leader …

The long, steep road ahead for the Akali Dal
2 years, 5 months ago

The long, steep road ahead for the Akali Dal

The Hindu  

The dismal performance of the Shiromani Akali Dal in the recent by-poll for the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat in Punjab is yet another grim reminder of the crisis facing the party. Given that the constituency falls in Malwa region, a stronghold of the SAD, the verdict is a re-affirmation of the shift of the party’s core social constituency of rural …

After Flop Poll Show, Punjab’s Akali Dal Faces Rebellion as Party Leaders Demand End of Badals’ Rule
2 years, 9 months ago

After Flop Poll Show, Punjab’s Akali Dal Faces Rebellion as Party Leaders Demand End of Badals’ Rule

News 18  

After facing the party’s worst-ever performance in recently concluded Punjab assembly polls, the Shiromani Akali Dal on Wednesday faced a major rebellion when its senior leader and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee president Harmeet Singh Kalka ditched the party and announced to form a separate outfit. In view of the developments, the Sukhbir Singh Badal-led SAD convened an emergency meeting …

Punjab polls: With new ally, SAD takes on challenge to regain lost turf
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab polls: With new ally, SAD takes on challenge to regain lost turf

Hindustan Times  

Shiromani Akali Dal leaders are upbeat and the cadre coalesced as the party has managed to run a steady campaign in Punjab since early last year. However, the biggest challenge faced by Sukhbir Singh Badal-led party ahead of the February 20 polls is to bring urban population into its fold and check the Aam Aadmi Party’s advance on its bastion …

Punjab polls: Akali Dal only Punjab-based party, AAP and Cong remote-controlled by Delhi, says Sukhbir Badal
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab polls: Akali Dal only Punjab-based party, AAP and Cong remote-controlled by Delhi, says Sukhbir Badal

Firstpost  

Talking to PTI, the Akali Dal chief also said that the BSP is a much better ally than the BJP and ruled out the possibility of coming together with the saffron party again Raikot/Jhunir: Underscoring that Shiromani Akali Dal has a presence in every village of Punjab and can understand people’s aspirations better than anyone, its chief Sukhbir Badal says …

SAD will defeat every other party in Punjab polls: Sukhbir Singh Badal
3 years ago

SAD will defeat every other party in Punjab polls: Sukhbir Singh Badal

India TV News  

Highlights SAD will defeat the BJP, the AAP and the Congress in the 2022 Punjab polls, Badal said. Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday exuded confidence that his party will defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress in the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections. Taking on Aam Aadmi Party national convenor and Delhi …

Farm bills: Punjab CM lashes out at Sukhbir Badal, says Akali Dal lost credibility
4 years, 2 months ago

Farm bills: Punjab CM lashes out at Sukhbir Badal, says Akali Dal lost credibility

Live Mint  

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh lashed out at SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday over his "persistent politicisation" of the new farm laws and said his “antics and political tirades” will not help the Akali Dal restore its credibility in Punjab. His comments came a day after Sukhbir Badal termed it a "dark day" for the country as President …

Akali Dal quit NDA out of compulsion: Sukhdev Dhindsa
4 years, 2 months ago

Akali Dal quit NDA out of compulsion: Sukhdev Dhindsa

India Today  

Dissident Akali leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa on Sunday said the Shiromani Akali Dal quit BJP-led National Democratic Alliance "out of compulsion" as farmers were "upset" with the party over farm bills. The Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday quit the NDA over the three farm bills issue, the third major party to walk out of the BJP-led coalition in the last …

Harsimrat Kaur resigns: Not farm bills, what possibly drove SAD to quit Modi govt
4 years, 3 months ago

Harsimrat Kaur resigns: Not farm bills, what possibly drove SAD to quit Modi govt

India Today  

It was not Harsimrat Kaur but her husband Sukhbir Singh Badal, the Shiromani Akali Dal chief, who made the announcement of her resignation from the Narendra Modi cabinet in Parliament. In Punjab, the ruling Congress party has opposed the bills and there is growing understanding that the Shiromani Akali Dal is losing its political ground among the farming community. PUNJAB …

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