BJP Contacts Akali Rebel, Prepares Strategy Against Punjab Anger
4 years, 2 months ago

BJP Contacts Akali Rebel, Prepares Strategy Against Punjab Anger

The Quint  

On Friday 2 October, newly-appointed BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh’s vehicle was stopped near Punjab’s Ajnala by farmers protesting against the Narendra Modi government’s new farm legislations. Farmers conducted a sit-in protest outside the residence of former Punjab unit chief Shwait Malik as well. On one hand, the Modi government’s farm legislations have made the BJP a “villain” in the eyes of Punjab’s farmers. Meanwhile, the BJP leadership is said to have reached out to Akali Dal rebel Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa as part of its survival strategy in Punjab.

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Punjab BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal protest against Chandigarh land allotment to Haryana
1 month, 1 week ago

Punjab BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal protest against Chandigarh land allotment to Haryana

India Today  

A fresh political row has erupted over Chandigarh's status as the capital shared between Punjab and Haryana. The recent allocation of land to Haryana has stirred strong opposition among Punjab leaders, who argue that the move undermines Punjab’s long-held claim over Chandigarh as its capital, a claim supported by the fact that nearly 30 villages in Punjab were acquired to …

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 …

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 …

‘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 …

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 …

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 …

‘Narendra Modi is more of a Prime Minister for Gujarat, has been adopting anti-Punjab policies,’ says Akali Dal’s Bikram Majithia
7 months ago

‘Narendra Modi is more of a Prime Minister for Gujarat, has been adopting anti-Punjab policies,’ says Akali Dal’s Bikram Majithia

The Hindu  

As the electioneering picks up pace in Punjab for the Lok Sabha polls, slated for June 1, senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former Minister Bikram Singh Majithia has made a direct attack on the BJP and Prime Miniter Narendra Modi. In an exclusive interview with The Hindu, Mr. Majithia says Narendra Modi is more of a Prime Minister for …

Lok Sabha polls: After Odisha, BJP decides to contest alone in Punjab
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: After Odisha, BJP decides to contest alone in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday announced that it will contest all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab on its own, ending weeks-long speculation about the Shiromani Akali Dal ’s return to the National Democratic Alliance and setting the stage for a four-cornered fight in the state. State BJP chief Sunil Jakhar said the BJP’s work under the leadership of …

'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 …

Farmers' protest, Delhi Chalo Highlights: Farmers to resume 'Delhi Chalo' march tomorrow, claim 100 protesters injured
10 months, 1 week ago

Farmers' protest, Delhi Chalo Highlights: Farmers to resume 'Delhi Chalo' march tomorrow, claim 100 protesters injured

India Today  

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said that his party is the "sole and long-standing champion of farmers’ rights and has always stood by them". He wrote on X, "Shiromani Akali Dal is the sole and long-standing champion of farmers’ rights and has always stood by them. We also demand that Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann must …

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 …

Sops, barbs galore as Punjab election campaign concludes
2 years, 10 months ago

Sops, barbs galore as Punjab election campaign concludes

Hindustan Times  

High-pitched campaigning for the 117-member Punjab assembly came to an end on Friday evening, with political leaders making last-minute efforts to mobilise support for their candidates ahead of the February 20 elections. Defence minister Rajnath Singh interacts with PLC chief Captain Amarinder Singh during a roadshow in Patiala on Friday. Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Aam Aadmi Party convener and …

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 …

'BJP promoting its divisive designs using Captain and Dhindsa': Punjab CM Channi
3 years ago

'BJP promoting its divisive designs using Captain and Dhindsa': Punjab CM Channi

India Today  

In a fresh attack at former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh and the BJP, Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday accused the saffron party of using Singh and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa of the Shiromani Akali Dal to fulfil its "divisive designs". "The Bharatiya Janata Party has now zeroed in on Captain Amarinder Singh and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa as …

BJP to contest all 117 Punjab seats
3 years, 1 month ago

BJP to contest all 117 Punjab seats

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday sounded the poll bugle by announcing that it would contest all 117 constituencies in Punjab in the 2022 Assembly elections, a day after former Chief Minister and Congress leader Amarinder Singh declared he would float his political party and hinted at a “seat arrangement” with the BJP, if the ongoing farmers’ protest was resolved. …

Punjab in Mood for Change as Hapless Voter Looks for ‘Lesser Evil’. Who Will Cash in on Disappointment?
3 years, 2 months ago

Punjab in Mood for Change as Hapless Voter Looks for ‘Lesser Evil’. Who Will Cash in on Disappointment?

News 18  

Travelling in Punjab over four days, nearly 1,200 kilometres across the state’s three regions of Malwa, Majha and Doaba and speaking to at least 150 people — one thing is apparent. The farmer agitation is a big issue in Malwa but AAP’s promise of free power A Congress office in Patiala lies locked after Captain Amarinder Singh’s exit. Majha and …

Political Line | Perils and promise of Rahul Gandhi’s Punjab Operation
3 years, 2 months ago

Political Line | Perils and promise of Rahul Gandhi’s Punjab Operation

The Hindu  

In a swift, stealth political operation, the Gandhi siblings, Rahul and Priyanka, unseated Amarinder Singh in Punjab overnight, but the succession battle that followed exposed lack of planning or strategy. Congress leaders have narrowing options — either fall in line with Mr. Gandhi or risk their reputation and prestige for an uncertain future outside the party. Mr. Gandhi’s handpicked party …

Ahead of assembly election, farmers' protest causes problems for BJP in Punjab
3 years, 5 months ago

Ahead of assembly election, farmers' protest causes problems for BJP in Punjab

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party is having a difficult time in Punjab as anger among the farming community against its leadership and the Centre’s three contentious farm laws expands. The latter’s decision to break the partnership has meant that a party which once enjoyed the support of stalwarts like former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal is now struggling to find Sikh …

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Why Akali Dal’s voice is missing in farmers’ stir
3 years, 11 months ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Why Akali Dal’s voice is missing in farmers’ stir

Deccan Chronicle  

It was on the day the farm bills were passed in the Lok Sabha that the Akali Dal’s Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union minister for food processing, announced her resignation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet in September 2020. But television news channels supporting the Narendra Modi government have tried to build a counter-narrative that the Congress was using the “Khalistanis” …

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 …

’Desperate to cling to power’: Amarinder Singh flays Akalis on farm bills
4 years, 2 months ago

’Desperate to cling to power’: Amarinder Singh flays Akalis on farm bills

Live Mint  

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday said the Akalis' "adamant refusal" to quit the NDA coalition over the contentious agricultural Bills showed the "extent of their greed and desperation to cling to the power". After the "politically motivated drama" of Harsimrat Kaur's resignation from the Union Cabinet, “clearly undertaken to save face” amid farmers’ unrest across Punjab, SAD president …

Akali Dal quits NDA over farm bills, says Modi govt being stubborn, insensitive with its murderous assault
4 years, 2 months ago

Akali Dal quits NDA over farm bills, says Modi govt being stubborn, insensitive with its murderous assault

India Today  

A week after it walked out of the Narendra Modi government, the Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday decided to quit the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance over the three farm bills that it says are not in the interest of farmers. Terming the Modi government's decision to go ahead with the farm bills as a "murderous assault on the poor peasantry", …

Punjab CM dares Akalis to pull out of NDA
4 years, 3 months ago

Punjab CM dares Akalis to pull out of NDA

The Hindu  

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday accused the Shiromani Akali Dal of misleading people on the contentious agriculture Bills and asked the party to withdraw from the National Democratic Alliance. “The Badals should stop lying on such a critical issue and instead come out in the open to fight against the NDA by withdrawing from the alliance,” said the …

Harsimrat’s resignation too little, too late: Punjab CM
4 years, 3 months ago

Harsimrat’s resignation too little, too late: Punjab CM

The Hindu  

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday said the decision of Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal to quit the Cabinet was another in the long chain of theatrics being enacted by the Shiromani Akali Dal. Questioning the Akali Dal’s decision to continue being a part of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance at the Centre, the Chief Minister said Ms. Harsimrat’s …

Break Ties with BJP if Genuinely Concerned for Farmers: Punjab Min Balbir Singh Sidhu to SAD
4 years, 3 months ago

Break Ties with BJP if Genuinely Concerned for Farmers: Punjab Min Balbir Singh Sidhu to SAD

News 18  

Punjab Health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Wednesday dared Shiromani Akali Dal to break its ties with the BJP if it is genuinely concerned about farmers’ interests. “If you are genuinely sympathetic towards the interests of farmers and Punjab, then immediately break the party’s ties with the Modi government at the Centre,” Sidhu told SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal. The …

Agriculture bills would lead to unrest in Punjab, says Amarinder
4 years, 3 months ago

Agriculture bills would lead to unrest in Punjab, says Amarinder

The Hindu  

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday led a Congress delegation to submit a memorandum to Governor V.P. He cautioned that the enactment of the farm ordinances would lead to unrest in Punjab, which was already at the receiving end of Pakistan’s concerted efforts to foment trouble. The Chief Minister said he told the Governor that the party felt …

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