Shiromani Akali Dal

Former Punjab Minister, Accused Of Rape, Skips Court Visit: Police

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday September 30, 2017

Punjab's former Akali Minister Sucha Singh Langah today did not surrender in a court, as promised a day earlier after a rape case was filed against him

Punjab Government, Income Tax Department Launch Probe In Mining Contracts

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 30, 2017

The Income Tax Department has started an inquiry into the mining contracts allegedly bagged by four former employees of Punjab minister Rana Gurjit Singh, even as the state government ordered a judicial probe in the matter today.

Avoiding Lie Detector Test Proof Of Jagdish Tytler's Guilt In 1984 Riots: Akalis

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 10, 2017

The Shiromani Akali Dal or SAD on Wednesday claimed that the manner in which Congress leader Jagdish Tytler was "running away" from a lie detector test was "proof of his guilt" in the 1984 riots.

Sukhbir Badal Calls For Immediate Action On Akali Workers Death

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 5, 2017

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal called for immediate action against those involved in the murder of two members of an Akali family at Rukan Shah Wala village Ferozepur on May 2.

Sukhbir Badal Dissolves Shiromani Akali Dal's Organisational Structure

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 4, 2017

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal today dissolved the party's current organisational structure, a move aimed to strengthen the leadership after facing defeat in the Punjab Assembly polls.

Sukhbir Singh Badal Elected Akali Dal Legislature Party Leader

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 21, 2017

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal was elected legislature party leader of the SAD today.

Thanks But No Thanks, Parkash Singh Badal Says To Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's Offer

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 20, 2017

Former Chief Minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal, who helmed the state for 10 years, is hunting for a house nowadays. On Sunday, he "politely" declined the new Congress government's offer of free government accommodation in the state capital Chandigarh. The Amarinder Singh-government had offered a suitable bungalow to Badal, a five-time Chief Mi...

SAD will review Punjab election outcome, says Parkash Singh Badal

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 12, 2017

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) will hold a meeting to review the party's performance in the Punjab assembly elections, said the outgoing Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today.

Punjab Election Results 2017: PM Modi Congratulates Amarinder Singh On Poll Win

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 11, 2017

The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party combine received a major drubbing in these Assembly elections.

Punjab Election Results 2017: Counting Begins For 117 Seats

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 11, 2017

Punjab could be in for a neck-and-neck fight between the Congress and the AAP while the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party combine may face a drubbing, according to pollsters.

No Water From Punjab Will Flow To Haryana, Asserts Aam Aadmi Party

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 23, 2017

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday made it clear that no water from Punjab would be allowed to flow in to Haryana.

Punjab Elections 2017: No Tri-Cornered Fight, Congress Is Way Ahead, Says Amarinder Singh

India News | Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Saturday February 4, 2017

Fighting his last elections, former chief minister and Congress' Punjab chief Captain Amarinder Singh has said he does not believe the assembly elections in Punjab is a tri-cornered contest. He said the ruling Akali-BJP combine and debutant the Aam Aadmi Party were way behind the Congress according to early reports on voting in Punjab. Mr Singh who...

Punjab Elections 2017: On Contest Against Cousins, Congress' Manpreet Badal Said This

India News | Edited by Indroneil B Biswas | Saturday February 4, 2017

Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's nephew and Congress leader Manpreet Badal cast his vote for the 2017 Punjab assembly elections in the family's native village of Badal in the Lambi constituency.

'Don't Cry When You Are Losing': Heated Exchange At Polling Booth

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 4, 2017

Punjab minister and Shiromani Akali Dal's Bikram Singh Majithia and Congress nominee Sukhjinder Raj Singh Lalli Majithia had a heated exchange of words today after the Akali candidate objected to the former allegedly bringing vehicles inside the polling station.

Parkash Singh Badal's Number Game: 7 Decades, 5 Times Chief Minister, 89 Now

People | Reported by Anand Kumar Patel, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday February 3, 2017

Parkash Singh Badal, Chief Minister of Punjab, faces one of the toughest battles of his political career when he takes on Captain Amarinder Singh of the Congress in Punjab's Lambi on Saturday.

Battleground Punjab With Prannoy Roy: Highlights

India News | Thursday February 2, 2017

The upcoming Punjab assembly election, scheduled for February 4, is expected to be an intense three-way battle between the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP alliance, the Congress and the debutante Aam Aadmi Party.

Punjab Elections 2017: Why Fault Dynasty Politics If People Approve, Says Harsimrat Badal

India News | Written by Nidhi Razdan | Thursday January 26, 2017

Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has hit out at alliance partner BJP for making "dynasty politics" an issue in the upcoming elections. Speaking to NDTV, the Akali Dal leader, who is the wife of Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal and the daughter-in-law of Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal, said, "Everyone who goes to the electorate, to ...

Ruling Shiromani Akali Dal Releases Manifesto For Punjab Elections

India News | Edited by Indroneil B Biswas | Tuesday January 24, 2017

Promising waiver of farmers' debt, jobs for the youth and mega complexes for industry, the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal released its manifesto for the Punjab assembly elections, scheduled for February 4.

On Mission To 'Save Punjab', Navjot Sidhu Enthralls People With One-Liners

Amritsar News | NDTV NEWS DESK | Sunday January 22, 2017

The battle for Amritsar east assembly seat remains the most keenly watched ever since former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu threw his hat in the ring as a Congress candidate. 53-year-old Mr Sidhu has claimed that he is on a mission to "save Punjab" from the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal led by Badals who "looted" the state. His entry has overshadowed other...

Punjab Elections 2017: 1,941 Candidates File Nominations

India News | Written by Anand Kumar Patel | Thursday January 19, 2017

With assembly elections in Punjab less than a month away, the process of filing nomination papers came to an end on Wednesday with 1,941 candidates filing nominations for the 117 assembly constituencies in the state. Congress's newest recruit Navjot Singh Sidhu, state Congress chief Amarinder Singh and the Aam Aadmi Party's Bhagwant Mann were among...

Navjot Singh Sidhu Has Taken More Turns Than Any Cricket Pitch: Sukhbir Badal

India News | Edited by Indroneil B Biswas | Sunday January 15, 2017

Calling Navjot Singh Sidhu a "first-class opportunist" for joining the Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal said that the ex-MP was trying to befool the people of Punjab days before the the state goes to polls. Mr Badal - also Punjab's Deputy Chief Minister - further said that voters cannot trust Mr Sidhu and jibed that the f...

Harsimrat Kaur, Sukhbir Badal Condemn Shoe Attack On Parkash Singh

India News | Edited by Indroneil B Biswas | Thursday January 12, 2017

Condemning the shoe attack on Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur said that trouble-makers who want to "destroy the peaceful fabric" of the state will never succeed in their endeavour. Mr Badal was addressing a rally at Lambi village yesterday when a 40-year-old Gurbachan Singh threw a shoe towards the Chief Min...

Congress Responsible For Terrorism In Punjab, Says Arun Jaitley

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 8, 2017

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today blamed Congress for the rise of terrorism during the 1980s in Punjab and said it was the alliance forged between the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and BJP which provided a healing touch to the people of the state.

Former Army Chief JJ Singh Joins Akali Dal, To Contest Against Amarinder Singh

India News | Edited by Indroneil B Biswas | Saturday January 7, 2017

Former Indian Army chief General J J Singh today formally joined the Shiromani Akali Dal in the presence of Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.

Congress Confident Of Winning Over 70 Seats In Punjab: Amarinder Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 5, 2017

Welcoming the Election Commission for its single-phase poll plan and imposition of model code of conduct in the state, Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh exuded confidence that the party would win more than 70 seats to emerge the clear winner in the February 4 Assembly polls.

AAP Legislator Jarnail Singh To Take On Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal In Punjab Polls

India News | Written by Anand Kumar Patel | Thursday December 29, 2016

Aam Aadmi Party convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced the candidature of Delhi legislator and party's Punjab unit co-in charge, Jarnail Singh from Lambi constituency, a traditional Akali seat in Muktsar district. This is likely to pit him against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.

Punjab Elections: Several Akali Dal, AAP And BJP Leaders Join Congress

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 25, 2016

Congress today got a boost ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections, with some leaders from Shiromani Akali Dal, Aam Aadmi Party and BJP joining the party in the presence of Pradesh Congress Committee chief Amarinder Singh today.

AAP Smells Conspiracy In Bhagwant Mann's Suspension

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 9, 2016

With its lawmaker Bhagwant Mann suspended for the remainder of the Winter Session, AAP today claimed the move appeared to be pre-planned with MPs belonging to BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal and Congress coming together to award the stringent punishment.

Navjot Sidhu Joining Congress Will Have No Impact On Polls: Sukhbir Badal

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 6, 2016

Amid speculations of Navjot Singh Sidhu joining Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal today said the cricketer-turned-politician has no ideology and his joining the opposition ranks will have no impact on the assembly elections in the state.

Amarinder Singh And Sukhbir Badal Predict Seats For Parties In Punjab Polls

India News | Edited by Vishal Menon | Saturday December 3, 2016

Amarinder Singh, Congress's Punjab chief predicts that the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) will win less than 20 of 117 seats in the state elections now months away and Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party will get "a bit more than that." Sukhbir Badal of SAD wagers the Congress will win about 35, with the Aam Aadmi Party getting "less than 10."