With Clouds of Discontent Hanging over Party, Sukhbir Badal Announces Major Structural Changes in Akali Dal
2 years, 3 months ago

With Clouds of Discontent Hanging over Party, Sukhbir Badal Announces Major Structural Changes in Akali Dal

News 18  

Nearly decimated in the recently held state assembly elections and gradually losing ground in some of its bastions in Punjab, Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday announced establishing a new organisational structure from the “bottom to up” through an electoral system to be overseen by a newly constituted central election body. Badal announced reserving fifty per cent of seats in the forthcoming assembly elections for party workers who were below the age of fifty years. The core committee would be reconstituted to include members of the new generation including youth, women, and representatives of all sections of society,” said the former deputy chief minister. He also announced that the party would henceforth follow the principle of “one family, one ticket”.

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Takht sets ball rolling for SAD reforms
3 weeks, 1 day 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 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 …

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, …

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 …

Sinister agenda to defame, weaken Akali Dal, says Badal
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

'Media speculation': Akali party chief Sukhbir Badal refutes reports of reunion with BJP ahead of 2024 polls
1 year, 5 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 …

Punjab: Facing Political Extinction, Sukhbir Badal Dissolves Shiromani Akali Dal's Party Structure
2 years, 4 months ago

Punjab: Facing Political Extinction, Sukhbir Badal Dissolves Shiromani Akali Dal's Party Structure

News 18  

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday dissolved the entire organisational structure of the party as per the recommendations of a poll review committee formed to analyse the drubbing the party received in the Punjab assembly elections as well as the recently held Lok Sabha bypolls. The poll review committee, also known as the Jhundan Committee, had recommended …

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: Akali Dal-BSP will win 80-plus seats, says Sukhbir Singh Badal
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab polls: Akali Dal-BSP will win 80-plus seats, says Sukhbir Singh Badal

Firstpost  

In Punjab, over 2.14 crore voters will decide the fate of 1304 candidates who are in the fray from 117 constituencies Muktsar: Shiromani Akali Dal leader chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, who is contesting from Jalalabad in Punjab Assembly elections, said that the SAD-BSP alliance will make a clean sweep in the state and claimed that the alliance will win over …

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 …

Punjab polls: Sukhbir Badal CM face of Shiromani Akali Dal, no question of alliance with BJP, says Parkash Singh
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab polls: Sukhbir Badal CM face of Shiromani Akali Dal, no question of alliance with BJP, says Parkash Singh

India Today  

Contesting the Punjab Assembly Election at 94, Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal said Sukhbir Singh Badal is the chief minister face of the party and there is no 'question of a post-poll alliance' with the BJP. Calling the Aam Aadmi Party an outsider, he said only the Akali Dal is fighting for the issues of Punjab. The AAP …

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