As party president, I take the responsibility for SAD’s defeat in Punjab polls: Sukhbir Singh Badal

As party president, I take the responsibility for SAD’s defeat in Punjab polls: Sukhbir Singh Badal

Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday said as the president of Shiromani Akali Dal, he takes responsibility for his party’s defeat in the Punjab assembly election and the SAD‘s core-committee will meet on March 14 to analyse the poll results. The Aam Aadmi Party scripted a stellar victory in Punjab on Thursday, winning a three-fourth majority … Read more

Punjab polls: None of the promises made by Capt fulfilled, says Sukhbir Singh Badal

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The BJP and Captain Amarinder Singh are non-players in Punjab, says Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal. In an exclusive interview with Nidhi Sharma, Badal speaks on how Congress is crumbling due to infighting, why Aam Aadmi Party’s Delhi model is an advertisement campaign and how BJP is collecting “zeroes”. Excerpts: On fighting Punjab … Read more

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal promises special scheme for SC-dominated villages if voted to power

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SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday said if voted to power in the Punjab Assembly polls next year, his government will launch a scheme named after BSP founder Kanshi Ram, under which a special grant will be given to villages dominated by the SC population. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has tied up with … Read more

SAD announces six candidates for 2022 Punjab Assembly polls

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The Shiromani Akali Dal on Wednesday announced candidates for six assembly seats for the 2022 Punjab Assembly polls. The party fielded Jagmeet Singh Brar from the Maur assembly seat and named Jeet Mohinder Singh as its candidate from Talwandi Sabo. Suba Singh has been fielded from Jaitu, Mantar Singh Brar from Kotkapura, Kanwarjit Singh Rosy … Read more

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal says no alliance with BJP for Punjab assembly polls, slams Congress, AAP

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With Punjab slated to go to the polls early next year, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal has said that his party is open for pre-poll alliance with parties other than Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and Aam Aadmi Party. Badal, whose party was part of ruling NDA at the Centre before pulling out over … Read more

Will continue protests till 2024 if necessary, says farmer leader Rakesh Tikait

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Farmers protesting against recent farm reform laws on the outskirts of Delhi are willing to continue their agitation till 2024 when the next general elections will take place, if required, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said on Wednesday. Prolonged protests will hurt BJP’s chances in next year’s assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Tikait … Read more

SAD-BJP ties break; Akali Dal quits the NDA saying farmer bills are anti-Punjab and anti-farmer

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New Delhi: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal has announced pulling out of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), a week after the party MP Harsimrat Badal resigned from the Cabinet in protest of the new agriculture laws. “The NDA government at the Centre which brought such anti-farmer and anti-Punjab bills, we cannot be part … Read more

Lok Sabha clears bill to amend Essential Commodities Act

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Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020 which seeks to deregulate food items, including cereals, pulses and onion, a move aimed at transforming the farm sector and raising farmers’ income. Participating in the debate, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, an ally of the ruling BJP, spoke about “misgivings” and … Read more