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Akali rebels constitute 51-member advisory panel to steer ‘sudhar lehar’

The committee will comprise of panthic leaders who have a grip over Sikh ethos, ideology, have leadership among the masses and possess clout among the people of Punjab, said ‘sudhar lehar’ convener Gurpartap Singh Wadala

Akali Dal rebel group rejects expulsion of eight leaders

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) rebel group on Wednesday rejected the expulsion of eight leaders who have launched a tirade against party president Sukhbir Singh Badal.

Once a powerful regional force, the SAD is now a shadow of its former self

The political journey ahead will not be easy for the Akali party chief particularly when a few leaders have expressed dissent.

Denial of ticket to son: Sulking Dhindsa to decide next move after meeting supporters

Upset over denial of ticket to his son from the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patron Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa said on Thursday that he will hold a meeting with his supporters in Sangrur on Saturday on his next move

Sangrur LS seat: Dhindsa camp upset over denial of ticket to Parminder, Sukhbir meets father-son duo

On April 13, Akali Dal announced its first list of seven candidates for LS polls, naming Iqbal Singh Jhoonda as its nominee from Sangrur.

Ex-SGPC chief Jagir Kaur set to be back in Akali fold on March 14

As per reports SAD president Sukhbir Badal and other senior leaders will reach Jagir Kaur’s residence at Begowal on Thursday to induct the key woman face of panthic politics back into the party.

Sukhdev Dhindsa merges his party SAD (Sanyukt) with SAD after 4 years

The merger took place almost four years after Dhindsa and his son, former finance minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa, were expelled from the party in February 2020 for alleged anti-party activities, after which they floated the SAD (Sanyukt)

Return of the natives: As LS election nears, SAD eyes return of Dhindsa, Bibi

Party hopes the two leaders will be back in the SAD before its Punjab Bachao Yatra launch on February 1; the two leaders, however, are indecisive and are taking time to make a final decision on their comeback

Punjab: Former Sangrur MLA Parkash Chand Garg joins SAD (Sanyukt)

Parkash Chand Garg was the known ‘Hindu’ face of the Akali Dal and remained Sangrur MLA from 2012 to 2017. He was reportedly miffed with the party over the appointment of Winnerjit Singh Goldy as Sangrur halqa in-charge.

SAD not invited for BJP’s UCC meet, Sukhdev Dhindsa to attend

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) will not attend the meeting called by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with its allies on July 18 to firm up a strategy on the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) law and take feedback

Eying SGPC polls, Jagir Kaur calls on Akali splinters to join hands

The move came after the gurdwara election commission on May 25 asked the state government to update electoral rolls for the gurdwara body polls, hinting at the gurdwara polls in the near future

Jalandhar bypoll: SAD (Sanyukt) comes out in support of BJP candidate Atwal

Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) to support BJP candidate Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal in Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll. Party expressed concerns over issues related to Sikhs not being resolved in the state.

MP Sukhdev Dhindsa returns Padma Bhushan, says award is worthless as farmers are ignored

The Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic) chief said he was doing so in protest as farmers had been staging dharna for over two months but the Centre was not listening to them

Pullout won’t help SAD in state polls: Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa

SAD (Democratic) chief says the Akalis also did not expect Harsimrat Badal’s resignation to be accepted

Three-cornered contest likely for Mohali MC polls

As AAP enters the fray, Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal have already begun reaching out to their voter base on social media, apprising them of their achievements

5 years after his death, SGPC unveils Talwandi’s portrait in Golden Temple

Talwandi was known as the Iron Man (Loh Purush) of Akali politics and had also held the position of the SAD president twice.

Ex-Akali minister Garcha, brother join Dhindsa camp

The Garcha brothers slammed SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, his wife Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal and former minister Bikram Majithia, accusing them of using the party for their personal gains.

Badals in cahoots with Capt, their buses still plying without permits: Dhindsas

Accusing the Badals of being hand in glove with Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh, rebel Akali leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and his MLA son Parminder Singh Dhindsa said the family’s businesses continue to grow even as the Congress has been in power in the state for three years.

SGPC pays ₹1crore to CA, Sukhbir’s firms get free service: Dhindsa

Badal tried to blackmail people emotionally at Sangrur rally: Brahmpura

Hitting back at former Punjab chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patriarch Parkash Singh Badal for his utterances at a rally in Sangrur on Sunday, former MP Ranjit Singh Brahmpura on Tuesday said he (Badal) attempted to blackmail people emotionally.

Self-styled Taksalis are ‘jaali’ Akalis: Sukhbir

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday termed the rebel SAD leaders “jaali Akalis” (fake Akalis) and said the self-styled Taksalis have backstabbed the party under a Congress conspiracy to weaken it. Speaking during a dharna organised by the SAD-BJP outside the Faridkot senior superintendent of police (SSP) office against the alleged misrule of the Congress government in the state, Sukhbir said suspended Akali leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa enjoyed a name in politics due to the SAD.

Make your stand clear on CAA: Dhindsa Jr to Sukhbir

Taksalis did not consult me before declaring Sidhu as CM face: Dhindsa

Day after Dhindsa, son’s suspension, rumblings grow within Akali Dal

A decision to suspend the two Akali leaders was taken on Saturday at a meeting of the party’s core committee which was presided over by the SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal.

Ministers slam Badals, say SAD in complete disarray

A day after the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) suspended veteran leader and Rajya Sabha member Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and his son Parminder Singh Dhindsa, three Punjab ministers on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the party leadership alleging that it has been reduced to the personal fiefdom of the Badals.

SHIROMANI AKALI DAL 99TH FOUNDATION DAY: Will ‘liberate’ SAD, SGPC from clutches of Badals, says Dhindsa

Splinter groups to meet likeminded, disgruntled Akali leaders to restore lost glory of party

Dhindsa Jr gives SAD session, splinter group’s event a miss

Parminder, who is MLA from Lehragaga, was also absent from the party’s delegate session in which Sukhbir Singh Badal was re-elected as the SAD chief

Don’t you favour granting citizenship to Afghan Sikhs, Sukhbir asks Capt

A day after chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced that his government will not allow Citizenship Amendment Bill, now an Act, to be implemented in his state, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal asked him if he favours granting Indian citizenship to Sikhs who migrated from minorities Afghanistan.

‘Parkash Singh Badal should take back SAD reins’

Factional feuds are not new to the Shiromani Akali Dal. But, it will be jarring that the country’s second oldest political party is kicking off its centenary celebrations under the shadow of revolt led by its estranged veteran, Sukhdev Singh Dhinda, 83.

Sidelights: Khattar’s swearing-in ceremony

WHEN SROW SPOILED KHATTAR’S SWEARING IN The second innings of Manohar Lal Khattar as the Haryana chief minister on Sunday began on an ominous note. Sameer Pal Srow, the promotee IAS officer, who heads Haryana’s public relations department, did everything to “break relations” with the electronic media by angrily shouting at them from the stage repeatedly.