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Chandigarh: A day after more than 50 senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders sought the resignation of party president Sukhbir Badal, the party working committee Wednesday called the move a dangerous conspiracy aimed at disturbing peace and communal harmony in Punjab, with an intent to blame it on Sikhs...
The post further said that the working committee expresses full faith in the leadership of Sukhbir Singh Badal, (the) party will intensify its efforts towards genuine federalism, and appeals to errant members not to violate party decorum and to air views on party platforms only...
Speaking to ThePrint Wednesday, Sunil Jakhar, the president of BJP Punjab, said that rather than blaming the BJP, Sukhbir Badal should introspect why Akali Dal has been witnessing a consistent downslide since breaking ties with the BJP...
The rebel Akali Dal leaders, led by ex-MP Prem Singh Chandumajra and Bibi Jagir Kaur, who formerly held the SGPC chiefs post, met in Jalandhar Tuesday and announced their plan to appear before the Akal Takht Sahib, the chief centre of religious authority in Sikhism, on 1 July to apologise for the partys past mistakes and then elect a new leader if Badal doesnt resign...
Speaking to the media Wednesday, rebel SAD leader Parminder Singh Dhindsa also refuted the charges against the BJP and questioned why it would attempt to break an already-weakened Akali Dal when the party has been able to double its vote share in Punjab in the 2024 election without any alliance with SAD...
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