SAD senior leader Dr Daljit Singh Cheema while urging union home minister Amit Shah to rescind the decision, also asserted it was in violation of the Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966.
SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia stated, "Both the Chief Minister and Food and Civil Supplies Minister, Lal Chand Kataruchak, should be held accountable for their failure to procure paddy, causing severe hardship to farmers."
Amid speculation over possibility of re-alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), BJP national…
The party appears to have been left with fewer options ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the plausible one seems to be reconciliation with the time-tested ally, the BJP.
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Wednesday asserted that the preparation of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and its implementation throughout the country will have an adverse impact on minority and tribal communities.
'Dushyant ji, Following Harsimrat Kaur Badal you should have resigned at least from the Dy CM post. You are more attached to your chair than farmers,' Congress said.
Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal had earlier on Thursday said in the Lok Sabha that Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the Minister for Food Processing, will resign in protest as the government tabled two more farm-sector related bills in the lower house amid widespread protests by farmers in Punjab and Haryana.
According to police, the incident took place on Sunday evening at Chak Kulian village when victim Manjot Singh and his two friends tried to stop Joginder Singh from filling a pond with sand.
Every year, nearly 30 lakh pilgrims visit the religious site located near Godavari river in Maharashtra.
Punjab is already among the leading consumers of alcohol in the country. Its per capita annual consumption of 7.9 litres places it second in the country among all states.
