Akali Dal declares more candidates in Punjab; party announces support to INLD in Haryana
The Hindu
Shiromani Akali Dal announces Lok Sabha candidates in Punjab and Chandigarh, including former Congress leader Mohinder Singh Kaypee.
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday announced the second list of its candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha election in Punjab and the Union Territory of Chandigarh, even as former Congress Punjab president Mohinder Singh Kaypee joined the Akali Dal.
After joining the party, Mr. Kaypee was declared the SAD candidate from Jalandhar (reserved) parliamentary constituency. Mr. Kaypee was miffed over being denied a ticket by the Congress for the polls, and his departure from the party is being seen as a blow to the Congress as he is considered an established Dalit leader.
SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal, who announced the names of candidates in Jalandhar, said Mr. Kaypee, a three-time MLA, “is known as an upright man who has made an immense contribution to civil society as well as the Dalit community).”. “The SAD will be strengthened in the entire Doaba region,” he added.
Among other candidates, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, wife of Mr. Badal and a three-time MP, has been fielded from Bathinda constituency where she will face Pawan Kumar Tinu of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), who recently joined Punjab’s ruling party after leaving the SAD. Also, the BJP has field former IAS officer Parampal Kaur Sidhu, daughter-in-law of senior SAD leader Sikandar Singh Maluka.
With the Congress fielding former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi from Jalandhar, the stage is set for a multi-cornered battle and Mrs. Badal, who is currently the MP from Bathinda, would be facing a stiff challenge to retain her seat.
The other candidates announced by the SAD include former MLA Ranjit Singh Dhillon from Ludhiana, former Minister Sohan Singh Thandal from Hoshiarpur and Nardev Singh from Ferozepur parliamentary constituencies.
Former deputy mayor of Chandigarh Hardeep Singh Saini would be SAD’s candidate from the Union Territory constituency.
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