Dhami turns down SAD’s request to withdraw resignation
1 month ago

Dhami turns down SAD’s request to withdraw resignation

Hindustan Times  

Harjinder Singh Dhami declined the request of Shiromani Akali Dal leaders to take back his resignation on Wednesday. Dhami resigned on February 17 after Akal Takth Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh condemned the termination of services of Giani Harpreet Singh as Damdama Sahib Jathedar. Harjinder Singh Dhami A special meeting of the executive committee of SGPC has been called on February 21 to take call on Dhami’s resignation. Along with Cheema, Hira Singh Gabria, Janmeja Singh Sekhon, Gurbachan Singh Babbehali, Jarnail Singh Wahid, Varinder Singh Bajwa and Jatinder Singh Lally Bajwa spent around two hours at Dhami’s place but failed to convince him. “I was committed to the Akal Takht and after Jathedar Raghbir Singh condemned SGPC’s decision on Giani Harpreet Singh, I saw no point in continuing as SGPC’s president,” said Dhami.

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Dhami relents, to resume his duties as SGPC chief
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2 days, 18 hours ago

Dhami relents, to resume his duties as SGPC chief

Hindustan Times  

Hoshiarpur : A day after the executive committee of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee rejected his resignation as the president of the apex gurdwara body, Harjinder Singh Dhami on Tuesday agreed to resume his duties as SGPC chief. A day after the executive committee of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee rejected his resignation as the president of the apex gurdwara …

Harjinder Singh Dhami relents, to resume duty as SGPC chief
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3 days, 8 hours ago

Harjinder Singh Dhami relents, to resume duty as SGPC chief

Hindustan Times  

Harjinder Singh Dhami, who had resigned as Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president on February 17, agreed to resume duty after a closed-door meeting with Shiromani Akali Dal leaders Sukhbir Singh Badal and Balwinder Singh Bhunder in Hoshiarpur on Tuesday. Shiromani Akali Dal leaders Sukhbir Singh Badal and Balwinder Singh Bhunder addressing the media after meeting Harjinder Singh Dhami at his …

SGPC rejects Dhami’s resignation, appeals him to reconsider decision
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3 days, 16 hours ago

SGPC rejects Dhami’s resignation, appeals him to reconsider decision

Hindustan Times  

The executive body of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee during a meeting held on Monday rejected the resignation tendered by committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami on February 17. The executive body of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee held on Monday rejected the resignation tendered by committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami on February 17. Sharing other decisions taken at the meeting, …

Executive committee rejects Harjinder Singh Dhami's resignation as SGPC chief
4 days, 6 hours ago

Executive committee rejects Harjinder Singh Dhami's resignation as SGPC chief

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh, The executive committee of the SGPC on Monday rejected the resignation of Harjinder Singh Dhami as the president of the apex gurdwara body, and appealed to him to immediately resume his duties. Executive committee rejects Harjinder Singh Dhami's resignation as SGPC chief The executive committee of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, which met here under the leadership of its …

SAD ‘unwilling’ to conduct membership drive under Takht panel: Members to jathedar
3 weeks, 4 days ago

SAD ‘unwilling’ to conduct membership drive under Takht panel: Members to jathedar

Hindustan Times  

Five members of the committee appointed by the Akal Takht on December 2 to oversee the reorganisation of the Shiromani Akali Dal met Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Sunday and raised concerns over the party’s “unwillingness” to conduct a membership drive under the panel. Five members of the committee appointed by the Akal Takht on December 2 to oversee …

SGPC puts its president Dhami’s resignation on hold, appeals to him to reconsider decision
1 month ago

SGPC puts its president Dhami’s resignation on hold, appeals to him to reconsider decision

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Friday decided to put the resignation of its president Harjinder Singh Dhami on hold and said that a five-member panel would meet him and urge him to reconsider his decision. On February 17, Dhami had resigned amid a row over the SGPC's decision to sack Giani Harpreet Singh as the Jathedar of the …

Sikh body puts its president's resignation on hold, urges him to reconsider
1 month ago

Sikh body puts its president's resignation on hold, urges him to reconsider

India Today  

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, the apex body overseeing Sikh gurdwaras in India and abroad, has decided not to accept the resignation of its president, Harjinder Singh Dhami, and has urged him to reconsider his decision. His resignation came amid differences and public disagreements between him and Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh over the SGPC’s decision to remove Giani …

Akali Dal crisis deepens, Sikh body chief Harjinder Dhami resigns on moral grounds
1 month ago

Akali Dal crisis deepens, Sikh body chief Harjinder Dhami resigns on moral grounds

India Today  

Harjinder Singh Dhami, president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, an organisation responsible for the management of gurdwaras in India, resigned from his position on Monday, citing moral grounds. Dhami's resignation follows strong criticism from Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh over the SGPC’s recent dismissal of Giani Harpreet Singh as the jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib. Referring to …

SGPC President Dhami resigns; seeks his name be removed from 7-member panel formed by Akal Takht
1 month ago

SGPC President Dhami resigns; seeks his name be removed from 7-member panel formed by Akal Takht

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The president of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Harjinder Singh Dhami resigned on Saturday. The resignation of Dhami comes after the Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh condemned the sacking of Giani Harpreet Singh of Takht Damdama Sahib by executive committee of SGPC. Referring to a February 13 Facebook post of Jathedar Raghbir Singh on the termination of services of …

If SAD keeps targeting, won’t hesitate to join politics: Giani Harpreet
1 month ago

If SAD keeps targeting, won’t hesitate to join politics: Giani Harpreet

Hindustan Times  

Former Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Friday said that he would not hesitate to join politics to give a befitting reply to the Sukhbir Singh Badal camp in Shiromani Akali Dal who are targeting him. However, I was surprised to hear the statement of Bhundar who said that he did not receive any invitation,” Giani Harpreet Singh …

SAD asks Dhami-led Takht panel to supervise membership drive
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SAD asks Dhami-led Takht panel to supervise membership drive

Hindustan Times  

The Shiromani Akali Dal working committee on Friday asked Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami to start meetings of the seven-member committee constituted by the Akal Takht to supervise the party’s membership drive, which is already underway since January 20. SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami, SAD working president Balwinder Singh Bhundar and senior leader Daljit Singh Cheema during …

Sikh community demands action against SAD leadership for failing to implement Akal Takht edict
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sikh community demands action against SAD leadership for failing to implement Akal Takht edict

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Sikh community is up in arms over the Shiromani Akali Dal not implementing the Akal Takht's edict issued on December 2 last year. In response, a group of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee members has approached the Akal Takht, demanding action against the party's leadership for failing to comply with the directive. Furthermore, seven Sikh activists have also written …

SAD must comply with Akal Takht decree, refine membership process: Jathedar
2 months, 1 week ago

SAD must comply with Akal Takht decree, refine membership process: Jathedar

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh told mediapersons on Saturday that the Shiromani Akali Dal is yet to implement the December 2 edict 'in toto' and that the body cannot overlook the seven-member committee set up to reorganise the party. "In compliance with the decree of Akal Takht, a meeting of the SAD working committee was held during …

Akali Dal accepts Sukhbir Singh Badal’s resignation after 2 months
2 months, 1 week ago

Akali Dal accepts Sukhbir Singh Badal’s resignation after 2 months

Live Mint  

The working committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal Friday accepted the resignation of Sukhbir Singh Badal as party chief, party leaders said. Badal had tendered his resignation as the party chief on November 16 last year but the party's working committee did not accept his resignation, appealing him to reconsider his resignation otherwise the entire committee would resign enmasse. While …

Akali Dal accepts Sukhbir Badal’s resignation; ‘course correction’ on cards for party’s political comeback
2 months, 1 week ago

Akali Dal accepts Sukhbir Badal’s resignation; ‘course correction’ on cards for party’s political comeback

The Hindu  

The working committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday accepted the resignation of Sukhbir Singh Badal from the post of party president, a move that is seen as a course correction aimed at reviving the century-old party, which has been struggling to make a political comeback in Punjab. Senior party leader Daljit Singh Cheema said the party’s working committee …

Don’t drag your feet, accept Sukhbir’s resignation, jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh tells SAD
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Don’t drag your feet, accept Sukhbir’s resignation, jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh tells SAD

Hindustan Times  

Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh has told the Shiromani Akali Dal to comply with the Sikh clergy’s December 2 decree and accept party president Sukhbir Singh’s resignation, besides working towards reorganising the party structure. Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh interacting with the media in Amritsar on Monday. During an interaction on Monday, the jathedar said, “The SAD should …

Akal Takht directs SAD to accept resignation of party president Sukhbir Badal
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Akal Takht directs SAD to accept resignation of party president Sukhbir Badal

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Akal Takht directed the Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday to refrain from delaying the resignation of party president Sukhbir Singh Badal. The body also condemned the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee for initiating inquiry against Takht Damdama Sahib Jathedar Giani Harpeet Singh, whose services were temporarily suspended on charges of allegations leveled against him over domestic dispute. The Akal …

Clergy accepts Sukhbir’s penance, grants pardon
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Takht sets ball rolling for SAD reforms
3 months, 2 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 SAD, cites party’s focus on Panthic agenda
4 months ago

Ex-Punjab minister Anil Joshi quits SAD, cites party’s focus on Panthic agenda

Hindustan Times  

Two-time MLA and former minister Anil Joshi on Wednesday resigned from the primary membership of the Shiromani Akali Dal, citing present circumstances in the party following the complaint by rebel party leaders to the Akal Takht against president Sukhbir Singh Badal. Two-time MLA and former minister Anil Joshi being welcomed into the Shiromani Akali Dal by Sukhbir Singh Badal in …

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

SAD working committee delays decision on Sukhbir Badal's resignation amidst internal dissent, protests
4 months ago

SAD working committee delays decision on Sukhbir Badal's resignation amidst internal dissent, protests

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The working committee of Shiromani Akali Dal decided to keep its decision on the resignation by President Sukhbir Singh Badal pending, as consensus had not yet been formed. After the meeting of the working committee which lasted for three hours, the party's working president Balwinder Singh Bhunder said while discussions had taken place, a consensus had not yet been …

Ludhiana: SAD’s district chief resigns
4 months ago

Ludhiana: SAD’s district chief resigns

Hindustan Times  

Bhupinder Singh Bhinda, president of the Shiromani Akali Dal’s Ludhiana urban unit, announced his resignation on Sunday. “I am shocked over Sukhbir Singh Badal’s decision to step down as the party president,” he said. “Sukhbir Singh Badal took full responsibility for the past mistakes, presenting himself at the Akal Takht with humility, demonstrating his deep respect for Sikh values,” said …

Sukhbir Singh Badal resigns as Shiromani Akali Dal president
4 months 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
4 months 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, 62, resigns as Shiromani Akali Dal president
4 months 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: SGPC rejects Giani Harpreet’s resignation, SAD apologises for Valtoha’s remarks
5 months ago

Punjab: SGPC rejects Giani Harpreet’s resignation, SAD apologises for Valtoha’s remarks

Hindustan Times  

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami on Thursday turned down the resignation of Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh. Shiromani Akali Dal working president Balwinder Singh Bhundar and others leave after meeting Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar on Thursday. Describing the developments as a ‘community crisis’, Dhami said, “The …

Vertical split in SAD likely as Dhindsa slams Badal for ‘unconstitutional’ decisions
7 months, 2 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
7 months, 2 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 …

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

SAD dissolves its organisational structure
2 years, 7 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 …

Manjinder Singh Sirsa joins BJP, also resigns as DSGMC president
3 years, 3 months ago

Manjinder Singh Sirsa joins BJP, also resigns as DSGMC president

Op India  

In a major turn of events ahead of the crucial 2022 Punjab assembly polls, Manjinder Singh Sirsa has quit Akali Dal to join the Bhartiya Janata Party today in the presence of Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Earlier in the day, Sirsa had resigned from his post of president of the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee. Sharing …

SAD snapped ties with NDA 'out of compulsion', says dissident Akali leader Sukhdev Dhindsa
4 years, 5 months ago

SAD snapped ties with NDA 'out of compulsion', says dissident Akali leader Sukhdev Dhindsa

Firstpost  

SAD had on Saturday quit the National Democratic Alliance over the farm bills issue, the third major party to walk out of the BJP-led coalition in the last couple of years Chandigarh: Dissident Akali leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa on Sunday said the Shiromani Akali Dal snapped ties with the NDA out of compulsion as farmers were angry with it over …

Akali Dal quit NDA out of compulsion: Sukhdev Dhindsa
4 years, 5 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, 6 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 …

Rebel SAD leader Dhindsa set to float new party today
4 years, 8 months ago

Rebel SAD leader Dhindsa set to float new party today

Hindustan Times  

More than a year after upping the ante against the Shiromani Akali Dal, Rajya Sabha MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa is set to announce a new political outfit on Tuesday. The Punjabis need a platform to save the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and other institutions,” said Dhindsa, who was in Patiala for joining of Congress leader Tajinderpal Singh Sandhu his camp. …

Kamat withdraws resignation; claims Cong 'best platform to serve people'
8 years, 8 months ago

Kamat withdraws resignation; claims Cong 'best platform to serve people'

Firstpost  

On Thursday senior Congress leader Gurudas Kamat withdrew his resignation, days after he had parted his way from the party because of ‘personal reasons’. My meeting with my Party President Smt Sonia Gandhi helped me to make up my mind that the Congress Party is the best platform to serve the people of this country.” Kamat, a five-time MP from …

Does Gurudas Kamat's resignation signal the end for Congress in Maharashtra?
8 years, 9 months ago

Does Gurudas Kamat's resignation signal the end for Congress in Maharashtra?

Firstpost  

After a series of electoral defeats, the Congress is once again banking on a Gandhi for its revival. Reports suggest that Rahul Gandhi will soon be anointed as the Congress president and the party will go through a complete overhaul where the old guard will make way for the “young” ones. Himanta Biswa Sarma’s defection to BJP, cost the Congress …

SAD sack for former minister
11 years, 10 months ago

SAD sack for former minister

Hindustan Times  

With block samiti and zila parishad elections near, the Shiromani Akali Dal on Wednesday dethroned three-time former minister Gobind Singh Kanjla as its man in charge of Mehal Kalan constituency in Barnala district on the grounds of indiscipline. HT Image SAD general secretary Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, member of the Rajya Sabha and party's man in charge of Barnala district, confirmed …

Amar Singh rules out withdrawal of resignation
15 years, 2 months ago

Amar Singh rules out withdrawal of resignation

The Hindu  

Senior Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh on Monday ruled out withdrawal of his resignation from party posts, saying he would “not slog” for the organisation the way he used to. Insisting that he had not quit the party posts due to any “anguish or unhappiness”, Mr. Singh said he would continue to work for the organisation “but I am definitely …

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