Sukhbir reconstitutes core panel, inducts 23 members
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sukhbir reconstitutes core panel, inducts 23 members

Hindustan Times  

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday re-constituted party’s top decision-making body, the core committee, with the induction of 23 members and four ex-officio office-bearers. Five expelled rebel leaders, including former Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Jagir Kaur, former MP Prem Singh Chandumajra and three ex-ministers Sikandar Singh Maluka, Parminder Singh Dhindsa and Surjeet Singh Rakhra, were members of the core committee and used to have a say in the party matters. Gulzar Singh Ranike, Janmeja Singh Sekhon, Maheshinder Singh Grewal, Hira Singh Gabria, Bikram Singh Majithia, Daljit Singh Cheema, Anil Joshi, Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, Sohan Singh Thandal, Paramjit Singh Sarna, Manjit Singh GK, Iqbal Singh Jhundan, Virsa Singh Valtoha, Gurbachan Singh Babehli, Sukhwinder Sukhi, Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal, NK Sharma and Mantar Singh Brar have been included in the top decision-making body of the party. “The core committee had been reconstituted as per the resolution of working committee of the party which had shown trust in SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal,” said party’s vice-president Daljit Singh Cheema.

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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 …

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 …

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

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, 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 …

Sukhbir gets acting party chief ahead of Takht meet
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir gets acting party chief ahead of Takht meet

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: In signs of growing complications in Sikh politics in Punjab, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal has appointed Balwinder Singh Bhunder as the party’s working president. The move comes a day ahead of the crucial meeting of five Sikh high priests who have to decide the further course of action against Sukhbir days after he submitted his explanation …

Badal Dissolves SAD's Core Committee Amid Rebellion By Section of Party Leaders
5 months ago

Badal Dissolves SAD's Core Committee Amid Rebellion By Section of Party Leaders

News 18  

Facing rebellion by a section of party leaders, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday dissolved its core committee, the outfit’s highest decision-making body. Several senior party leaders, including some from the core committee, had last month demanded that Badal step down as the party chief following its debacle in the recently held Lok Sabha elections in Punjab. …

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 …

Sukhdev Dhindsa merges his party SAD (Sanyukt) with SAD after 4 years
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sukhdev Dhindsa merges his party SAD (Sanyukt) with SAD after 4 years

Hindustan Times  

In a boost for Akali Dal ahead of Lok Sabha polls, former Union minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa on Tuesday merged his SAD with the Sukhbir Singh Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal. Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal meets with Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa during the merging of the two parties ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, on …

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 …

SAD appoints 15 district chiefs
1 year, 3 months ago

SAD appoints 15 district chiefs

Hindustan Times  

Shiromani Akali Dal on Wednesday appointed the presidents of 15 district units, a year after the party’s organisation structure was dismantled. In July last year, party president Sukhbir Singh Badal had dissolved the organisational structure, all committees and frontal organisations to pave way for a course correction and resuscitating the party. Baba Tek Singh Dhanola has been appointed the district …

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 …

With Sukhbir Badal as CM Face, Akali Dal Says Cong Will Finish Poor Third in Punjab, Flays BJP for Duping it
3 years, 5 months ago

With Sukhbir Badal as CM Face, Akali Dal Says Cong Will Finish Poor Third in Punjab, Flays BJP for Duping it

News 18  

Bathinda and Mukhtsar in Punjab’s Malwa region are the dens of the Shiromani Akali Dal, the party with a strong Sikh Panthik vote-bank that ruled the state for a decade before a disastrous exit in 2017. A non-performing government of CM Amarinder Singh is latching on to a non-event,” senior SAD leader and Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Gujral told News18. …

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