Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday demanded that the Central Government should provide a compensation package or make arrangements to purchase the stubble as the blame game continues between neighbouring Haryana and Punjab governments over the deteriorating air pollu
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today submitted a cyber-crime complaint against Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for uploading several morphed and defamatory videos from his official social media handle and demanded immediate action against him.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today condemned the summary arrests of rice sheller owners at Mansa, saying chief minister Bhagwant Mann should take up their case for resolution with the centre instead of suppressing their protests.
Shiromani Akal Dal leader and former education minister of Punjab, Daljit Singh Cheema has appealed to the speaker of the state assembly to arrange a training session for all ruling party MLAs on the Satluj-Yamuna link (SYL) canal issue.
"Be it the BJP, Akali Dal or the Congress party, they all are running away from this debate because they have ruined Punjab. For the past 70-75 years, either Akali Dal, BJP or Congress has been in power in Punjab, and these parties have looted Punjab a lot," said the leader.
A number of senior leaders from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Punjab met the AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal on Friday expressing their desire to join Congress.
Amid the tussle on SYL (Satluj Yamuna Link) Canal, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday extended an "open invitation" to the Opposition parties including Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shirmoani Akaldi Dal and Congress for a "live debate on all issues" instead of "daily bickering".
Amid the tussle on SYL (Satluj Yamuna Link) Canal, Shirmoani Akaldi Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal has said that his party will protest at Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's residence on October 10.
"Mining has become a big issue in Punjab. There is a video of Arvind Kejriwal in which he is seen saying that we will earn Rs 20,000 crore through mining. But the truth is that sand has become costly. Illegal mining is being done in every district at a great pace. It is being done by AAP lea
"As the head of Akali Dal, I want to tell you that we will not let even a single drop of water go, leave alone SYL," Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal said.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Wednesday hit out at the Centre over the census and delimitation clause in the Women's Reservation Bill and said the hopes were built up only to be dashed in 24 hours because in the "Devil lies in the details."