Hindustan Times (Chandigarh)

Will personally sort out all issues with Sukhdev Dhindsa: Badal

- HT Correspond­ent

NABHA (PATIALA) : Former chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patron Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday said he will sort out all issues with Rajya Sabha MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa who resigned from all party posts a few days back.

Addressing a gathering in Nabha to mobilise workers for the party’s October 7 rally in chief minister Amarinder Singh’s constituen­cy Patiala, Badal said “Dhindsa saab is like a brother to me. I will personally meet him to resolve all issues.”

He, however, did not clarify if Dhindsa will attend the October 7 rally.

Badal, who also addressed gatherings at Ghanaur and Sanaur, termed chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh a dictator, accusing him of imposing undeclared emergency in the state.

He slammed the ruling Congress for using “unfair and violent means” during the zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections in the state.

“The Congress is eyeing the 2019 elections and for this it is sacrificin­g Punjab’s interests like it did in 1984. It is flaring up tension in the state. Even national agencies have warned Amarinder Singh that he is playing with fire by resorting to politics he is doing and pushing Punjab towards chaos,” the SAD patron said.

Former Akali minister Surjit Singh Rakhra, legislator Harinderpa­l Singh Chandumajr­a also addressed the gathering urging the party workers to come in large numbers to attend the October 7 rally.

SAYS CM AMARINDER SINGH IS A DICTATOR WHO HAS IMPOSED AN UNDECLARED EMERGENCY IN PUNJAB

 ?? BHARAT BHUSHAN/HT ?? Shiromani Akali Dal workers honouring party patron Parkash Singh Badal at Nabha in Patiala district on Tuesday.
BHARAT BHUSHAN/HT Shiromani Akali Dal workers honouring party patron Parkash Singh Badal at Nabha in Patiala district on Tuesday.

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