SRI MUKTASAR SAHIB: The Shiromani Akali Dal United led by Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and Parminder Singh Dhindsa in Sangrur district suffered a major setback when the party's top office bearers along with dozens of their associates in the presence of Shiromani Akali Dal President Sardar Sukhbir Singh Badal Joined the Shiromani Akali Dal.
On this occasion General Secretary of Youth Congress Rajni Bulan also joined the Akali Dal along with more than a dozen of his colleagues. Senior leaders of the party Baldev Singh Mann and Vinerjit Singh Goldy said that joining of these leaders in the party would further strengthen the Shiromani Akali Dal in Sangrur district. Constituency Dirba candidates Mr. Gulzar Singh and Mr. Karan Ghuman were also present on the occasion.
Welcoming these leaders to join the party, Sukhbir Singh Badal honored them with titles and assured them of due respect in the party.
Mr. Badal said that the entire Sangrur team of Akali Dal United had joined the Akali Dal today and that party had been wiped out in Sangrur. He said that there was a lot of enthusiasm among the people for the Shiromani Akali Dal and BSP alliance and in the coming elections this alliance would win again and the Akali Dal and BSP alliance would form the government.
Responding to a query from the media about the climbing of the towers by the contract employees, Mr. Badal appealed to the employees to come down from the towers as their families were also behind them.
He said that the history of Punjab had witnessed that the employees of the state had always got all the facilities including pay commission and pay scale and regular jobs during the Akali Dal governments led by Sardar Parkash Singh Badal. He said that these employees were given only two months
Time is running out, it should be tolerated and the Akali Dal-BSP alliance should be reaffirmed. The services of all such employees will be regularized after the formation of the government.
Replying to a query on the issue of indecency, Mr. Badal said that he had already said that those who had committed indecency, those who had done it and those who had politicized it should not be left behind and now people were watching for themselves. Has been
Among those who joined the Akali Dal on this occasion were Harpal Singh Khadial, Secretary General Shiromani Akali Dal Sanyukt, former Director Agriculture Vikab Bank Punjab, Balbir Singh Lamba President Kamboj Association Punjab Halqa Sunam, Gurpreet Singh Sunam President Canter Union Halqa Sunam, Surjit Singh Shanti, Harpreet. Singh Taranjikhera and dozens of his associates.
Youth Congress General Secretary Rajni Bulan along with his colleagues Dharmapal, Balbir Kaur, Sukhdarshan Singh, Parmanand Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Gurdman Singh, Gurmeet Singh, Subekar Karnail Singh, Kanta Devi and others joined the Akali Dal.