Tag: Sukhbir Badal

Has no desire to ally with BJP: Akali Dal

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.

May 22, 2023

Sukhbir Badal plans “confidence building” tour in Punjab

The SAD president said that the people are no longer safe and secured in rural and urban alike Punjab because of steep hikes in the cases of extortion and ransom.

December 17, 2022

Badal hails SGPC election as victory of Panth over anti Sikh forces

“I thank Akal Purakh, Khalsa Panth and SGPC members for giving a resounding rebuff to anti Sikh conspirators and their stooges by reposing faith in Akali Dal and SGPC poll today,” said SAD chief.

November 9, 2022

Nitish Kumar calls for Congress-comprised ‘main front’ to oust BJP

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday gave a clarion call for a "main front", comprising the Congress, to oust the BJP in 2024 parliamentary polls.

September 25, 2022

SAD to follow one family, one ticket norm in Assembly polls

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’.

September 2, 2022

Sukhbir Badal-led delegation meets Punjab Guv, demands CBI, ED probe into state Excise Policy

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.

August 31, 2022

AAP dares Badal to clarify his association with Gurmeet Ram Rahim

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.

August 25, 2022

SAD ‘reject’ Sukhbir Badal’s offers to resign

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.

March 17, 2022

Sukhbir’s brother-in-law booked in drugs case in Punjab

State Congress chief Navjot Sidhu took to Twitter to announce that a case has been registered.

December 21, 2021

Amritsar grenade attack: Capt warns SAD chief of growing threat of revival of terrorism

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.

November 20, 2018

Punjab: Infighting in Opposition, advantage Congress

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.

November 19, 2018

Sukhbir Badal offers to resign if Akali Dal wants

The Akali Dal is passing through a tough political phase in recent memory following former chief minister Badal's indictment by the Ranjit Singh Commission, which looked into sacrilege cases and subsequent firing by cops on Sikh protesters in 2015.

October 29, 2018

Punjab: Cong sweeps local body polls

In the final results announced on Sunday by the State Election Commission (SEC), Congress won majority of seats by winning 331 of 353 zila parishad seats and 2351 of 2899 panchayat samitis seats.

September 24, 2018

Plot to assassinate me, my son: former Punjab CM Badal

Badal accused the Congress government of encouraging the radical elements and thus playing with fire to disturb peace in Punjab.

September 16, 2018

Jakhar seeks probe into Sukhbir’s role in sacrilege

The Congress leader demanded a thorough investigation into the charges of dereliction of duty by Sukhbir, who was then the state home minister, as proved by the Justice (Retd.) Ranjit Singh Commission report.

August 30, 2018

Sacrilege report: Cong, AAP seek exemplary punishment for Badals

Cabinet minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said SAD president Sukhbir should be given life imprisonment for his involvement in the sacrilege cases in order to divert the public attention months ahead of 2017 Assembly polls.

August 29, 2018

War of words over Sukhbir Badal’s Kabaddi World Cup

The discontinuation of circle style Kabaddi World Cup has sparked a war of words between ruling Congress and Opposition party, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) with the former terming it as SAD’s personal event and the latter describing it as assassination of the mother-sport of Punjab. Taking charge of his department on Monday, the newly inducted...

April 25, 2018