SAD retains Sukhbir Singh Badal as president after back-to-back defeats in Punjab
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Despite losing two consecutive assembly elections in Punjab, the Shiromani Akali Dal has decided to continue with Sukhbir Singh Badal as party president.
Despite losing two consecutive assembly elections in Punjab, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has decided to continue with Sukhbir Singh Badal as party president. The decision was taken at a core committee meeting held in Chandigarh on Monday amid speculation that a leadership change may be in the offing.
A party spokesperson said that the SAD core committee unanimously expressed “full faith and pride in the firm and far-sighted leadership of the party president Sukhbir Singh Badal.
“The core committee is especially proud of the brave, selfless and tireless manner in which the President led the party from the front in true Panthic traditions during the six-month long campaign for the just concluded poll for the Punjab Vidhan Sabha,” said a resolution passed at the core committee meeting.
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Addressing the meeting, Badal said that the party will continue its fight to safeguard the interests of Punjab, Punjabis and Punjabiat, upholding the glorious traditions and values of the Khalsa Panth.
He also called upon the Centre not to mess with Punjab’s rights over control of the BBMB and its legitimate representation the Chandigarh administration until the city is transferred to Punjab as committed by Parliament and by four different Prime Ministers“
Monday’s meeting was chaired by the party’s patriarch and former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal.
