In a significant political development, Sukhbir Singh Badal has stepped down as the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), marking the end of his nearly 15-year long tenure at the helm of Punjab’s oldest regional political party.
Punjab government orders 'strict action.'
Bikram Singh Majithia asked the Congress to stop “theatrical” visits to the state governor to redress the flood victims’ grievances, instead approach its own CM, Mann.
BJP national spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said that it is now official that the AAP and the Congress are “one team.”
The newly appointed party chief rules out alliance with the SAD in the state.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim walked out of the Sunaria jail in Rohtak, Haryana, on Saturday after he was granted 40-day parole on Friday.
The mayoral polls became a close fight between the two parties after the Congress, which has six members, and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) with one member abstained from voting.
SAD has asked the AAP government to come out with a plan to implement the Old Pension Scheme as promised and not to get into a blame game with the Central government on this issue.
After SAD set up the party’s core committee and kept Brar out of it, Jagmeet Brar on Thursday announced the expansion of a parallel power group of senior leaders who want a change in the party leadership.
The entire AAP campaign is built on propaganda with Rs 700 crore being earmarked for advertisements in the current financial year only, said SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal.
