Tag: SAD
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SAD demands resignation of Kejriwal, his immediate arrest
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Sunday demanded the resignation of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and also his immediate arrest after he was accused by AAP MLA and sacked minister Kapil Mishra of taking Rs.2 crore cash illegally. Terming the "bribery scandal" as an "epoch event" which has "finally uncovered Kejriwal's real face", SAD …
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May 7, 2017 -
Stubble burning: SAD asks Captain not to enforce ban
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Wednesday asked the new Congress government not to ride rough shod over farmers to enforce ban on stubble burning. Expressing serious concern over the alleged "dictatorial attitude of the Congress government which was using civil and police machinery to impose penalties on farmers", SAD spokesman Maheshinder Singh Grewal said instead broad …
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May 3, 2017 -
‘Official data on drugs rehabilitation lays bare SAD claims on drugs menace’
Punjab government has lashed out at the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for playing dirty politics over a grave issue like the drugs menace, accusing the erstwhile ruling party of misleading the people by spreading false and unsubstantiated information on the matter. Citing official data, an official spokesperson said that contrary to what the SAD is …
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May 3, 2017 -
SAD flays assault on journalist by Congress workers
Former deputy chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday condemned the alleged assault on a Gidderbaha journalist by Congress workers. He said the attackers were aligned with Indian Youth Congress (IYC) chief and Gidderbaha legislator Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and it was unfortunate that now even the media had …
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April 16, 2017 -
Punjab Congress MLAs threatens police officials
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday condemned Khadoor Sahab legislator Ramanjit Singh Sikki for threatening station house officers (SHOs) with dire consequences if they did not obey the directives of Congress workers. In a statement here, former finance minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa said Sikki had during a public meeting in Khadoor Sahab yesterday directed the …
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April 15, 2017 -
Ontario Resolution: 1984 Sikh massacre was a genocide, says Badal
Welcoming Canada's Ontario Assembly's decision to treat the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as a “genocide", Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday said the widespread massacre of Sikhs in Delhi and some other parts of the country in November 1984 was “most certainly a genocide of the community in vast numbers.” Reacting to the Ontario parliament’s decision to treat the …
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April 10, 2017 -
Punjab: Women, younger mark their presence
Only six out of 81 women candidates managed to register a win in the Punjab Assembly results 2017 announced on Saturday. Interestingly, Congress and Aam Adami Party (AAP) shared three seats each giving no chance to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) women candidates to win. The six winning candidates are Razia …
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March 11, 2017 -
Sukhbir Badal trails, Mann leads
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday trailed from the Jalalabad assembly seat. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann was leading, officials said. The other candidate in the race is Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu.
March 11, 2017 -
SAD, INLD blowing SYL issue to create problem: AAP
With Haryana's Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) on Thursday, taking out the march towards Punjab for re-digging the Satluj Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleged the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and INLD are blowing the issue of SYL out of proportion to create law and order problem for political motives. Cautioning the people of …
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February 23, 2017 -
Ticket denial forced Amarinder’s exit from Akali Dal
Captain Amarinder Singh apparently quit the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for the Congress following denial of SAD ticket from Bathinda and party's alliance with the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP). The Punjab Congress president's biography 'Captain Amarinder Singh- The People’s Maharaja’, penned by Chandigarh-based author, Khushwant Singh, has revealed that the difference between Captain Amarinder Singh and SAD …
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February 23, 2017 -
Ticket denial forced Amarinder’s exit from Akali Dal
Captain Amarinder Singh apparently quit the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for the Congress following denial of SAD ticket from Bathinda and party's alliance with the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP). The Punjab Congress president's biography 'Captain Amarinder Singh- The People’s Maharaja’, penned by Chandigarh-based author, Khushwant Singh, has revealed that the difference between Captain Amarinder Singh and SAD …
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February 23, 2017 -
SAD thanks Punjab for peaceful poll
Alleging conspiracy against the khalsa panth, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday said some forces are trying to weaken the Sikh community. Stating this SAD thanked the people of Punjab for peaceful polling and for coming out in large number to support the policies of peace, communal harmony and all-round development followed by the SAD-BJP …
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February 11, 2017 -
Why he quit BJP, Sidhu’s take
Preferring its alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) apparently suggested cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu – who has now joined the Congress – to quit Punjab politics and contest from Lok Sabha poll from Kurukshetra in Haryana and be a minister in the Centre government. But as Sidhu was not …
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January 20, 2017 -
Why he quit BJP, Sidhu’s take
Preferring its alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) apparently suggested cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu – who has now joined the Congress – to quit Punjab politics and contest from Lok Sabha poll from Kurukshetra in Haryana and be a minister in the Centre government. But as Sidhu was not …
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January 20, 2017 -
I am a born Congressman: Navjot Sidhu
A day after formally joining the Congress party, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday said that he was a “born Congressman” as he launched a scathing attack on Punjab’s ruling SAD-BJP government for failing to curb the drug menace in the state. "This is a fight for Punjab's existence and its self-respect. Punjab was once …
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January 16, 2017 -
I am a born Congressman: Navjot Sidhu
A day after formally joining the Congress party, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday said that he was a “born Congressman” as he launched a scathing attack on Punjab’s ruling SAD-BJP government for failing to curb the drug menace in the state. "This is a fight for Punjab's existence and its self-respect. Punjab was once …
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January 16, 2017 -
Badal takes aim at Congress over ‘infighting’ for tickets
Taking a jibe at state Congress leadership over a "tug of war" on ticket allocation, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday said the party was a "divided house" hardly a match for Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). He said Congress was "basically an indisciplined party" divided into various factions, and due to this a …
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December 23, 2016