AMRITSAR: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal and the entire senior leadership of the party today performed ‘ardas’ at Sri Akal Takht Sahib to offer thanksgiving for the revocation of the Land Pooling scheme following a sustained campaign by Akali workers in league with Punjabis.
While expressing thanksgiving to Waheguru for giving strength to the Panthic party to take on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government resolutely and prevent it from selling 65, 000 acres of fertile land for peanuts to property dealers of Delhi, the SAD leadership said the land grab had been averted due to the solidarity of Punjabis. It thanked all those who had participated in this movement.
The ‘ardas’ also prayed for saving farmers from the ravages of floods as well as speedy drainage of flood waters from farmer fields. It urged farmers to trust in the almighty and prayed that flood waters abate quickly and the situation normalizes soon.