Sukhbir Singh Badal’s resignation has not been accepted
Sukhbir Singh Badal’s resignation has not yet been accepted; The working committee will decide, after receiving feedback and meeting, whether to accept your resignation or not. After the meeting of the party working committee, it was decided that more meetings will be held and a decision will be taken in this regard. The party will soon take a decision under Halka after receiving the opinion of the district president. Sukhbir Singh Badal had resigned from the post of president of Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday (November 16). He has been accused of “tankhaiya” (religious misconduct). After this, his resignation is sought.
Sukhbir Singh Badal became president of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in the year 2008. Former deputy chief minister Badal was the youngest party leader to hold the position when he was appointed SAD president in 2008. Sukhbir Badal’s resignation ( 62), son of the late five-time Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, came at a time when several SAD rebels, including former MP Prem Singh Chandumajra and former Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Bibi Jagir Kaur, The leaders have intensified their demand that he vacate the post of president in view of the party’s poor performance in the state assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Elections of SAD officials on December 14
Senior SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema said elections for SAD office-bearers will be held on December 14 and Badal’s five-year term will end next month. At the meeting of the party’s working committee on November 18, Badal’s resignation and the upcoming party leadership elections were discussed, as well as the issue of the membership campaign and the appointment of circle representatives and representatives. state. ‘Shiromani Akali Dal Sudhar Lehar’ convenor Gurpratap Singh Wadala welcomed Badal’s resignation but termed it a late step. A few days before resigning as SAD president, Badal had requested the Akal Takht Jathedar to convict him on charges of religious misconduct. The SAD leader stated that more than two months have passed since he was declared “tankhaiya”. Badal had also requested to convene a meeting of five “Singh Sahibans” soon to announce his “tankha” (religious punishment).
They ask for resignation after continually losing elections
Sukhbir Singh Badal was credited with SAD’s victory in the 2012 Punjab Assembly elections, but in 2017, the party won only 15 of the total 117 seats in the state assembly and its number of seats was reduced to three in 2022. But questions began to arise. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the SAD could win only one out of a total of 13 parliamentary seats. Giani Raghbir Singh, Jathedar of Akal Takht, the highest religious body of the Sikhs, had declared Badal a “tankhaiya” on August 30 for the “mistakes” committed by the Akali Dal and its government from 2007 to 2017. The Jathedar is yet to Badal’s “salary” announced. Despite being declared a “tankhaiya”, Badal participates in political and social programmes.
