Sukhbir targets BJP for ‘divisive’ politics, Cong for Op Bluestar
7 months, 2 weeks 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, Tanda and Sham Chaurasi in favour of party candidate Sohan Singh Thandal, said, “The level of political discourse has gone down to claims that mangalsutras will be snatched from Hindu women and given to Muslims and that taps and tube well motors will be uprooted if the BJP doesn’t come to power.” He also said the BJP had changed dramatically after the Atal Bihari Vajpayee era. Coming over to the Aam Aadmi Party, Sukhbir said, “People voted for AAP without knowing its candidates many of whom have criminal antecedents.” He accused the AAP government of terminating all welfare schemes started by the erstwhile SAD government.

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Ex-AAP MLA Sukhbir Singh Dalal joins BJP: Saw no commitment against corruption
3 weeks ago

Ex-AAP MLA Sukhbir Singh Dalal joins BJP: Saw no commitment against corruption

India Today  

Ahead of the Assembly polls in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party leader and former MLA Sukhbir Singh Dalal on Saturday joined the BJP along with Balbir Singh, a former Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee member. Meanwhile, Balbir Singh, a long-serving DSGPC member representing Vivek Vihar in East Delhi since 1995, also joined the BJP, citing his trust in the party’s leadership …

Giani Harpreet Singh: Malicious campaign being run against me by some Akali leaders
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Giani Harpreet Singh: Malicious campaign being run against me by some Akali leaders

Hindustan Times  

Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Wednesday accused a section of Shiromani Akali Dal leaders of conducting a malicious campaign against him. Giani Harpreet Singh Talking to reporters at his office at the historic Takht office in Talwandi Sabo, jathedar alleged that he is being subjected to character assassination for his role in awarding religious punishment to SAD …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging 2019 Election Of Shiromani Akali Dal's Sukhbir Singh Badal To Lok Sabha
1 month ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging 2019 Election Of Shiromani Akali Dal's Sukhbir Singh Badal To Lok Sabha

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the Shiromani Akali Dal leader and MP Sukhbir Singh Badal's election in 2019 general elections, noting that an election petition cannot be entertained based on vague averments. Therefore, in the absence of material facts regarding non-furnishing of complete particulars in Form 26, the charge is unsustainable.” The Court further …

Reinvention or irrelevance? Why Sukhbir Badal is at a crossroads
1 month ago

Reinvention or irrelevance? Why Sukhbir Badal is at a crossroads

India Today  

On December 4, amidst the solemnity of his sewa duties at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal had an unexpected brush with danger. Since 2007, when his father Parkash Singh Badal returned as chief minister, Sukhbir had been the de facto power centre, silencing dissenters and demanding unquestioning loyalty. Panthic leaders queued at his …

Assassination bid on Sukhbir Badal state-sponsored plot: SAD
1 month ago

Assassination bid on Sukhbir Badal state-sponsored plot: SAD

Hindustan Times  

Terming the assassination attempt on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal as an assault on Sikh traditions and a deep-rooted conspiracy to finish the Akali leadership, the party’s core committee on Friday decided to approach Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria to seek an impartial probe. Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal serves the 'tankhah' given to him by …

‘I can’t repay’: Sukhbir Badal hugs cops who saved him from ex-terrorist’s attack at Golden Temple, shares photo
1 month ago

‘I can’t repay’: Sukhbir Badal hugs cops who saved him from ex-terrorist’s attack at Golden Temple, shares photo

Live Mint  

Days after escaping a bid on his life, Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal expressed gratitude towards the two police officials, Jasbir Singh and Hira Singh, for saving his life. In pics | Sukhbir Singh Badal hugs Punjab Police officials While praising the two officials for their bravery, SAD leader said that “it is not an easy thing to …

Sukhbir Singh Badal Reaches Next Stop For 'Seva' Day After Assassination Bid: Watch
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1 month ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal Reaches Next Stop For 'Seva' Day After Assassination Bid: Watch

ABP News  

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal performed the duty of 'sewadar' outside Takht Kesgarh Sahib in Punjab's Rupnagar district amid tight security. Badal is undergoing a religious punishment pronounced by the Akal Takht, the temporal Sikh body, for "mistakes" committed by the Shiromani Akali Dal government in Punjab during its tenure from 2007 to 2017. #WATCH | Punjab: Shiromani …

Attack on Sukhbir: SAD calls for NIA probe as blame game erupts
1 month ago

Attack on Sukhbir: SAD calls for NIA probe as blame game erupts

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh/Amritsar : A political slugfest erupted on Wednesday following an assassination attempt on former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal in Amritsar, with the opposition Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party criticising the Aam Aadmi Party -led government over the “deteriorating” law and order situation state, while the ruling party called the attack a “conspiracy to defame Punjab and Punjabis”. …

Sukhbir Singh Badal survives assassination attempt at Golden Temple; shooter held
1 month, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal survives assassination attempt at Golden Temple; shooter held

Hindustan Times  

Former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, 62, on Wednesday survived an assassination attempt at Amritsar’s Golden Temple while performing sewa as penance for “mistakes” during the Shiromani Akali Dal rule in Punjab. Badal and former Union minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa arrived on wheelchairs with placards acknowledging their mistakes, including failure to punish those guilty of the 2015 sacrilege incidents …

Sukhbir Badal assassination bid: Will the shooting garner sympathy for Akali Dal?
1 month, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Badal assassination bid: Will the shooting garner sympathy for Akali Dal?

India Today  

The assassination bid on Sukhbir Badal outside the Golden Temple has stirred a hornet’s nest, beginning a debate about its potential impact on the political future of the panthic party. Badal, the leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal and former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab, survived an assassination attempt by terrorist Narayan Singh Chaura while performing 'sewa' after being religiously …

Sukhbir Badal, other Akali Dal leaders begin ‘penance’ for ‘mistakes’
1 month, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Badal, other Akali Dal leaders begin ‘penance’ for ‘mistakes’

The Hindu  

A day after Akal Takht – the highest Sikh temporal seat awarded religious punishment to Sukhbir Singh Badal, former Punjab deputy Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal leader for his ‘mistakes’, he was on Tuesday seen at the Golden Temple complex in Punjab’s Amritsar performing the penance. The Akal Takht had on December 2, awarded religious punishments for Mr. Badal …

Takht sets ball rolling for SAD reforms
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Sukhbir Singh Badal receives religious punishment; Akal Takht orders ex-SAD chief to clean toilets, utensils, shoes
1 month, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal receives religious punishment; Akal Takht orders ex-SAD chief to clean toilets, utensils, shoes

Live Mint  

Sukhbir Singh Badal, the former president of Shiromani Akali Dal, was conferred 'tankhah', or religious punishment, on Monday. Besides listening to ‘kirtan,' Sukhbir Singh Badal was asked to serve as a 'sewadar' and clean utensils and shoes at Amritsar's Temple, as per the order. As Jathedar withdrew the title of 'Fakhre-e-Qaum' bestowed upon Sukhbir Badal's father, he decreed that Sukhbir …

Sukhbir Singh Badal admits mistakes, expresses regret over decisions
1 month, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal admits mistakes, expresses regret over decisions

Deccan Chronicle  

Sukhbir Singh Badal, the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal, publicly admitted to his mistakes before the Akal Takht Sahib, the highest religious authority in Sikhism. Sukhbir Singh Badal admits his mistakes before Akal Takht Sahib ~Granting pardon to Sirsa Dera head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in blasphemy incident ~Promoting police officers who were involved in the killing of innocent …

Sukhbir Singh Badal resigns as Shiromani Akali Dal president
1 month, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

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

Maharashtra Assembly Polls: ‘Mahayuti is finished now,’ says Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala
2 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Assembly Polls: ‘Mahayuti is finished now,’ says Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala

Live Mint  

Congress in-charge for Maharashtra, Ramesh Chennithala on Wednesday hit out at the Mahayuti alliance, claiming that unlike them, the Congress has given “equal treatment to all parties” in the Maha Vikas Aghadi ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections. The “tussle” refers to Bharatiya Janata Party opposing the nomination of Nawab Malik as Nationalist Congress Party candidate from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar. …

Sukhbir gets acting party chief ahead of Takht meet
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Decision on Sukhbir’s apology tomorrow
4 months, 1 week ago

Decision on Sukhbir’s apology tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

Five Sikh head priests will meet on Friday to decide on the unconditional apology tendered by Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal for all the mistakes committed by the party and its government during two tenures from 2007 to 2017. Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal Giani Raghbir Singh, jathedar of the highest Sikh temporal seat, will chair …

Vertical split in SAD likely as Dhindsa slams Badal for ‘unconstitutional’ decisions
5 months, 1 week 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 rebel group rejects expulsion of eight leaders
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Akali Dal expels eight rebels; they say ‘party has become Badals fiefdom’
5 months, 1 week 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, …

Sukhbir Badal cracks whip, expels 8 rebel Akali Dal leaders
5 months, 1 week 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

SAD chief Sukhbir to abide by Akal Takht summons
5 months, 3 weeks ago

SAD chief Sukhbir to abide by Akal Takht summons

The Hindu  

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal announced on Tuesday that he would abide by an Akal Takht summons and appear before the highest Sikh temporal seat to answer allegations by a rebel group of the SAD that he “compromised Panth sentiments for political gains.” Mr. Badal said that as a devout Sikh, he would follow the orders of the …

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

Ludhiana: Amid rebellion, SAD local leadership vows to support Sukhbir
6 months, 1 week ago

Ludhiana: Amid rebellion, SAD local leadership vows to support Sukhbir

Hindustan Times  

Amid a rebellion in the Shiromani Akali Dal, the party’s local leadership has reposed faith in Sukhbir Badal to remain at the helm. In a meeting led by district Ludhiana Urban president Bhupinder Singh Bhinda, the local leadership and workers said they believe in party chief Sukhbir. Senior Akali leaders including Mahesh Inder Singh Grewal, Jathedar Hira Singh Gabria, Sharanjit …

’5 SAD leaders against chief Sukhbir Singh Badal’: Harsimrat Kaur says BJP trying to do Maharashtra politics in Punjab
6 months, 2 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
6 months, 2 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
6 months, 2 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 …

In Uttar Pradesh, BJP focused on temple, opposition pitched polls as a vote on democracy
7 months, 1 week ago

In Uttar Pradesh, BJP focused on temple, opposition pitched polls as a vote on democracy

The Hindu  

The campaign for Uttar Pradesh, politically the most critical state, which elects 80 MPs to the lower house of parliament, saw the major political parties pitching their campaign agendas across the State in intense campaigning. The Bharatiya Janata Party concentrated on religious issues like the Ram Temple, and its nationalism pitch with the party’s well-oiled organisational machinery taking the narrative …

Sukhbir slams AAP for state’s deteriorating fiscal health
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Sukhbir slams AAP for state’s deteriorating fiscal health

Hindustan Times  

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Badal on Wednesday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party government in the state for lack of development and poor fiscal management, which has pushed the state further into a debt trap. Sukhbir slams AAP for state’s deteriorating fiscal health Calling Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government inexperienced, Sukhbir said AAP lacks vision for the development, appealing to electors …

Shiromani Akali Dal contestant quits party, gives up his candidature
8 months 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 …

Sinister agenda to defame, weaken Akali Dal, says Badal
8 months, 1 week ago

Sinister agenda to defame, weaken Akali Dal, says Badal

The Hindu  

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday, April 29,2024, lleged that the central agencies started a campaign against his party immediately after it quit the BJP-led NDA government. “Those who had attacked the SAD virulently for the acts of sacrilege eight years back, including self-styled panthic leader Baljit Singh Daduwal, had now joined the BJP. The BJP government …

AAP, Akali Dal hit the ground in Punjab as electioneering heats up
9 months, 1 week ago

AAP, Akali Dal hit the ground in Punjab as electioneering heats up

The Hindu  

As the General Election inches closer, campaigning has gained pace in Punjab, with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party and the Shiromani Akali Dal stepping up their efforts and hitting the ground to gain support. The AAP’s candidate and State Cabinet Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer said that 20 years of work by the previous SAD-BJP alliance, and the Congress governments …

SAD’s Punjab Bachao Yatra resumes: AAP govt burdened Punjab with huge debt, says Sukhbir
9 months, 4 weeks ago

SAD’s Punjab Bachao Yatra resumes: AAP govt burdened Punjab with huge debt, says Sukhbir

Hindustan Times  

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal resumed the ‘Punjab Bachao Yatra’ on Monday with a call to elect the party in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal during party’s ‘Punjab Bachao Yatra’, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, in Muktsar on Monday, The Akali Dal resumed the rally after a halt of 25 days …

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

SAD (Sanyukt) merges with Akali Dal in Punjab
10 months 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 begins ‘Punjab Bachao Yatra’; CM Mann mocks party
11 months, 1 week ago

Akali Dal begins ‘Punjab Bachao Yatra’; CM Mann mocks party

The Hindu  

Ahead of the 2024 parliamentary polls, the Shiromani Akali Dal appears stepping up its election campaign, as the party on Thursday began its ‘Punjab Bachao Yatra’ march from Punjab’s Amritsar to consolidate its electoral base and expose what it terms “misdeeds” of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, meanwhile hit out at the SAD and asked …

SAD seeks compensation for flood-hit residents, farmers
1 year, 6 months ago

SAD seeks compensation for flood-hit residents, farmers

Hindustan Times  

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday demanded compensation of ₹5 lakh each to those whose houses have been damaged due to incessant rain and floodwaters, besides calling for an advance compensation of ₹25,000 per acre for all farmers whose crops have been destroyed. Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal Expressing shock at the havoc and misery …

'Media speculation': Akali party chief Sukhbir Badal refutes reports of reunion with BJP ahead of 2024 polls
1 year, 6 months ago

'Media speculation': Akali party chief Sukhbir Badal refutes reports of reunion with BJP ahead of 2024 polls

India TV News  

2024 Lok Sabha polls: Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday refuted reports of a possible reunion with the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying that they were just media speculations. The idea of a SAD-BJP reunion was also refuted by BJP leader and ex-Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani, who maintained that the BJP …

Govt’s of traditional parties ruined Punjab’s youth, farmers: Bhagwant Mann
1 year, 8 months ago

Govt’s of traditional parties ruined Punjab’s youth, farmers: Bhagwant Mann

Hindustan Times  

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday held a road show in Shahkot and Adampur assembly segments in favour of Aam Aadmi Party candidate Sushil Kumar Rinku in the Jalandhar Lok Sabha byelection. Mann on Friday held a road show in Shahkot and Adampur assembly segments in favour of Aam Aadmi Party candidate Sushil Kumar Rinku in the Jalandhar Lok Sabha …

Samajwadi Party’s hatred towards Dalits well known, says Mayawati
1 year, 9 months ago

Samajwadi Party’s hatred towards Dalits well known, says Mayawati

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on April 2 hit out at the Samajwadi Party for trying to manipulate Dalit voters in the name of BSP founder and Dalit leader Kanshi Ram. Ms. Mayawati said the long history of the SP’s caste-driven hatred and malice towards Dalits was well known. “Samajwadi Party’s history of hatred and political malice towards Dalits, Extremely …

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 turning to radical agenda to win back base?
1 year, 11 months ago

SAD turning to radical agenda to win back base?

Hindustan Times  

On January 1, Sukhbir Singh Badal, president of the Shiromani Akali Dal visited the residence of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassin Satwant Singh in Gurdaspur. His party termed both visits “routine”, but analysts believe that in an effort to retrieve lost political ground following the backlash to the 2015 sacrilege incidents and its initial support to the Centre’s farm …

‘Game started…’: Manish Sisodia claims AAP councillors getting ‘calls’ from BJP after MCD poll result
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Game started…’: Manish Sisodia claims AAP councillors getting ‘calls’ from BJP after MCD poll result

Hindustan Times  

Delhi deputy chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia alleged on Wednesday that their party councillors have started getting ‘calls’ from the Bharatiya Janata Party as he rekindled poaching allegations against the saffron unit following the civic poll result. Phone calls started coming to our newly elected corporators.” Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of Delhi along with his deputy …

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