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Prakash Singh Badal's nephew Harsukhinder Badal joins Taksalis

CHANDIGARH: Former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal’s nephew Harsukhinder Singh Badal alias Bubby Badal joined the breakaway SAD outfit, SAD (Taksali) along with his supporters on Thursday. The former youth Akali dal leader was later appointed as president of youth wing of SAD (Taksali). Harsukhinder had been keen to contest elections earlier for the Mohali municipal corporation and also fthe state assembly elections.




Addressing the media persons later, Harsukhinder said that he was feeling suffocated within the SAD for quite some time. ``Even after having worked for SAD for the last 25 years, there are many reasons for me to have quit the party,’’ said teh former youth wing Akali Dal leader. He alleged that the way Bikram Singh Majithia had progressed in the party, was one of the main reasons for the downfall of the party. Harsukhinder stated that though there have been no discussions till now about contesting the elections but if the SAD (Taksali) party would consider him suitable, he was ready to contest.

The former SAD leader said that the other reason that convinced him to quit the party was that SAD had decided not to join the SIT probing the sacrilege cases. “SAD is boycotting the SIT and raising various questions just because its former Kotakapura MLA Mantar Brar’s name has cropped up,” he added. The new head of the youth SAD (Taksali) said that the Badal family is supreme in the SAD whether it is selection of any union minister or the cabinet minister. Whereas Brahmpura has been targetting SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal for ruining the party and politicization of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) as well as the Akal Takht . “You can imagine the deterioration of the SAD as the langar (food) is being served in the SAD rallies in Tarn Taran and other places from Gurdwaras under the SGPC,” said Brahmpura.

Another SAD (Taksali) leader and former cabinet minister in the SAD-BJP government Sewa Singh Sekhwan said, “SAD has become Badal family’s fiefdom. The first candidate SAD had announced for the Lok Sabha polls is Bibi Jagir Kaur who is an SGPC member. You can see how langar from Gurdwaras is being distributed at SAD rallys.” He added that it was shameful that even liquor stalls were being installed for SAD rallies being attended by senior SAD leaders.Sekhwan appealed that those SAD leaders with right intentions and were interested in working for the welfare of the Sikhism were welcome in the SAD(Taksali) .

SAD (Taksali) headed by Khadoor Sahib MP Ranjit Singh Brahmpura is a party formed by SAD rebels and old guards. Brahmpura said that the party is open for the Lok Sabha poll alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party He also clarified that Gurinder Singh Tony, who joined the SAD in Tarn Taran on Wednesday, was not his nephew as claimed by SAD leader Majithia but Tony had worked with him during the elections.

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