Shiromani Akali Dal

Akali Dal MLAs Suspended From Punjab Assembly For Remaining Budget Session

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 5, 2021

Members of the Shiromani Akali Dal were on Friday suspended for the remaining part of the Budget session of the Punjab Assembly for disrupting the proceedings of the House.

The Way Farmers Are Being Treated Is Shameful, Says Harsimrat Kaur Badal

India News | ANI | Wednesday February 3, 2021

As security was tightened at Ghazipur (Delhi-Uttar Pradesh) and Tikri (Delhi-Haryana) borders in light of the ongoing farmers' protest, Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal said the way farmers are being treated is shameful.

Why Can't PM Modi Meet Protesting Farmers And Resolve The Issue: Sukhbir Singh Badal

India News | ANI | Monday February 1, 2021

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers can't meet the farmers protesting for days in the cold and resolve the issue.

Akali Dal Appeals To Workers To Join Farmers' Protests At Delhi Borders

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday January 29, 2021

The Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday appealed to its workers to reach the three main farmers' protest sites near Delhi - Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur - to support the agitation against the central agriculture laws, and alleged that the centre has been trying to "crush" the protests by unfair means.

Government Using Force To Oppress Protesting Farmers, Alleges Sukhbir Singh Badal

India News | ANI | Friday January 29, 2021

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal alleged that the government is using brute force against the protesting farmers due to which they boycotted President Ram Nath Kovind's address to a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament on Friday.

Shiromani Akali Dal To Boycott President's Address To Parliament

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 29, 2021

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday said it will boycott President Ram Nath Kovind's address to joint session of parliament to protest the "adamant manner" in which the Centre was "bent" on implementing the three farm laws.

Won't Tolerate Attack On Constitution: Akali Dal On Republic Day Violence

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 27, 2021

A day after violence in the farmers' tractor march, the Shiromani Akali Dal on Wednesday said it will not tolerate any attempt of attack on the democratic institutions or the Constitution of India by those who wish to subvert this just struggle of the country's farmers.

Supreme Court Panel Can't Resolve Crisis Over Farm Laws: Akali Dal Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 19, 2021

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday claimed the Supreme Court-appointed committee could not play any constructive role in resolving the deadlock between the farmers and the Centre following the latter's refusal to accept peasants' demand of repealing the farm laws.

"Crying Croc Tears": Harsimrat Badal Slams Rahul Gandhi On Farm Laws

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday January 15, 2021

Former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal of the Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday took on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of duplicity in backing the farmers' protest against new agricultural laws.

Haryana Government's Response Shows BJP's Hatred For Farmers: Sukhbir Badal

India News | ANI | Monday January 11, 2021

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday condemned the "repression" by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana against peacefully and democratically protesting farmers.

PM Should Talk Directly To Protesting Farmers: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 7, 2021

A day before the government's eighth round of talks with protesting farm unions, Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said the centre has lost the trust of the entire farming community and Prime Minister Narendra Modi should directly talk to agitating farmers.

Hold Talks With PM To Get Farm Laws Repealed: Akali Dal, Congress To Farmers

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 30, 2020

The Shiromani Akali Dal and the Congress today urged farmers protesting against the Centre's farm laws to talk directly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying otherwise the dialogue will not yield any result.

Ministers Who Called Farmers "Khalistanis" Must Apologise: Sukhbir Singh Badal

India News | ANI | Saturday December 12, 2020

Attacking Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government regarding the ongoing deadlock with farmers over the three agriculture sector laws, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday said all the ''ministers'' who ''defamed'' the protesting farmers by calling them ''Khalistanis'' and ''anti-national'' must apologise to them publi...

Uddhav Thackeray, Akali Dal On Same Page Over Rights Of States: MP

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 6, 2020

Shiromani Akali Dal MP Prem Singh Chandumajra on Sunday said Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray agrees with his party on the issue of the Centre's alleged interference into the "rights of state governments" in fields like education, agriculture and law and order.

"Despite Being So Literate...": Harsimrat Badal Counters Amarinder Singh

India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Saturday December 5, 2020

The bitter blame-game between the political stakeholders in Punjab over farmers' protest continued unabated on Friday, with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh attacking former Union minister, Shiromani Akali Dal's Harsimrat Kaur Badal, over the contentious farm laws passed by the Centre recently