In far-reaching development, Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal indicted by Akal Takht
In a far-reaching development, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Badal was on Friday indicted by Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat of Sikhs.
In a far-reaching development, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Badal was on Friday indicted by Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat of Sikhs.
Speaking to a crowd at the Shaheed Baba Gurbax Singh Jee gurdwara on the grounds of Akal Takht on the 103rd anniversary of SAD's founding, Sukhbir expressed regret
Badal revealed that an additional 10 to 15 SGPC members who had stood with Bibi Jagir Kaur were poised to rejoin the SAD in the forthcoming days. He also urged all leaders who had previously departed from the party to reunite under the SAD's banner
The SAD chief also expressed deep concern over the suspension of visa services for travel from Canada to India.
The SAD leader said prime among these included the breaking of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) by creating a separate Gurdwara Committee for Haryana besides interfering in the SGPC elections.
AAP chief spokesperson Malvinder Singh Kang said that as the ongoing investigation has linked Badal to the 2015 Kotkapura firing case following sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has summoned former Deputy Chief Minister Badal for questioning in the Kotkapura firing case on 30 August.
The spokesperson quoted SAD leaders saying Badal led from the front in the recent Assembly polls and also inspired the party leadership as well as the party cadre to give its best.
State Congress chief Navjot Sidhu took to Twitter to announce that a case has been registered.
Pointing out that Bargari was the creation of the Badals-led SAD, Amarinder said his government was trying to clean up the mess and the SIT formed by it was investigating the matter thoroughly.
The opposition Aam Aadmi Party and Shiromani Akali Dal are mired in infighting which is a good sign for the ruling Congress ahead of the 2019 battle.
