Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday demanded an immediate resignation of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann stating that the latter had lost all moral authority to continue in the chair after participating in the special Vidhan Sabha session proceedings in an inebriated state.
A senior official’s death has triggered a political storm in Punjab, leading to a minister’s resignation and a government-ordered probe into the allegations surrounding the case.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today appealed to Punjabis to beware of agencies that might introduce a new entrant into the electoral fray in Punjab and even support the new political outfit, in the same manner as certain individuals were propped up during the 2024 parliamentary elections to weaken the SAD ahead of the 2027 Assembly polls.
Sukhbir Singh Badal, president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), said on Monday that the party was committed to correcting the historical injustices inflicted on Punjab by parties in Delhi that had denied the state its own capital, excluded Punjabi-speaking areas while reconstituting the state on a linguistic basis, and diverted half of its river waters to Rajasthan.
Addressing a massive gathering in Qadian, he outlined his vision for the state, promising welfare measures for farmers, construction of pucca bundhs on rivers, stronger social welfare schemes, interest-free loans for youth, government jobs exclusively for Punjabis, and an end to gangsterism and the drug mafia.
SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal has levelled serious allegations against Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and asked him to clarify media reports of him.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia said the party would file a complaint with the Chandigarh Police tomorrow seeking a thorough probe into the entire case.
Pointing out that Congress president Sonia Gandhi is facing an Enforcement Directorate probe, AAP leader and Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the Congress is afraid of uttering anything against the BJP to save her.
Party president Sukhbir Singh Badal announced a set of changes aimed at strengthening the party and giving ‘more space to youth, women as well as other sections of society’.
The delegation alleged a scam in the policy. "There has been a scam in Punjab Excise Policy just like it happened in Delhi. Just like the Delhi LG has ordered an inquiry into the Excise Policy case, we demand a CBI inquiry along the same lines in Punjab," said Badal.
