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July 1, 2024, 09:14 AM - 3 mins read
It was during the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s speech on the motion of thanks to the President's address in the Lok Sabha on Monday that he spoke about farmers’ issues and accused the government of India of describing the farmers as terrorists.
Read more![SAD rebels seek forgiveness for past mistakes under SAD's regime. SAD rebels seek forgiveness for past mistakes under SAD's regime.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fsadnaijpg_1719831005150.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
July 1, 2024, 03:50 AM - 5 mins read
SAD rebels asked for forgiveness for the "four mistakes" during the former party regime between 2007 and 2017, which included failure to punish those responsible for the 2015 sacrilege incidents, and pardoning Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2007 blasphemy case.
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June 29, 2024, 05:57 AM - 4 mins read
Sukhbir Badal will ask people not to press 'scales' button.
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June 9, 2024, 02:17 AM - 4 mins read
In a recent turn of events, Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal came forward to defend CISF constable Kulwinder Kaur's actions against actress Kangana Ranaut.
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June 5, 2024, 07:06 AM - 4 mins read
While the BJP didn’t win any seats, it certainly emerged stronger. The voting figures suggest that the two partners would have been better off together.
Read more![BJP candidate from Ludhiana Ravneet Bittu has been seeking votes in Modi’s name. In stark contrast, the Akali candidate Ranjeet Singh Dhillon has avoided even using the pictures of the party leader Sukhbir Badal. This is a trend seen across Punjab with Badal’s pictures missing from Akali banners and posters. BJP candidate from Ludhiana Ravneet Bittu has been seeking votes in Modi’s name. In stark contrast, the Akali candidate Ranjeet Singh Dhillon has avoided even using the pictures of the party leader Sukhbir Badal. This is a trend seen across Punjab with Badal’s pictures missing from Akali banners and posters.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fakali2naijpg_1717152214323.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
May 31, 2024, 03:43 AM - 4 mins read
Pictures of veteran Akali leader and five-time Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal have also gone missing from the visuals. At best, there are token small-size pictures, which are otherwise invisible at first glance.
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May 26, 2024, 09:15 PM - 5 mins read
A tale of three brothers-in-law in Shiromani Akali Dal.
Read more![Once a dominant political force in Punjab, the Shiromani Akali Dal is now struggling for its space to retain just one seat of Bathinda, which has been represented by Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the wife of Sukhbir Singh Badal since 2009. Once a dominant political force in Punjab, the Shiromani Akali Dal is now struggling for its space to retain just one seat of Bathinda, which has been represented by Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the wife of Sukhbir Singh Badal since 2009.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fsadnai-1jpg_1716482331439.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
May 23, 2024, 09:38 AM - 8 mins read
Once a dominant political force in Punjab, the Shiromani Akali Dal is now struggling for its space to retain just one seat of Bathinda, which has been represented by Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the wife of Sukhbir Singh Badal since 2009.
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May 15, 2024, 10:58 AM - 3 mins read
"How can a person who wears a 'chola' and partakes 'Amrit' one year back represent the 'panth' and not a 103-year-old party which has a consistent track record of safeguarding 'panthic' values," said Badal.
Read more![‘Protesting’ farmer dies in Patiala while disrupting Preneet Kaur’s campaign ‘Protesting’ farmer dies in Patiala while disrupting Preneet Kaur’s campaign](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fpreneetnaijpg_1714882970527.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
May 4, 2024, 09:16 PM - 3 mins read
The rival political parties--SAD and Congress, rushed to make political capital out of the incident, although the BJP candidate was not even remotely linked with the death.
Read more![Chief of Shiromani Akali Dal Sukhbir Singh Badal. Chief of Shiromani Akali Dal Sukhbir Singh Badal.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fbadalnai-5jpg_1714661748066.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
May 2, 2024, 07:55 AM - 3 mins read
"It is condemnable that home-grown industrialists are leaving Punjab and investing in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh," claimed Badal.
Read more![List of SAD candidates for Punjab Lok Sabha polls 2024. List of SAD candidates for Punjab Lok Sabha polls 2024.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fsadnai-1jpg_1713794735897.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
April 22, 2024, 07:05 AM - 3 mins read
The SAD chief announced the names of candidates in Jalandhar, where Kaypee, former Punjab Congress chief, joined the Akali Dal on Monday.
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