Hindustan Times (Chandigarh)

Dhindsa, Brahmpura to float new party soon

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Peermohamm­ad termed coming together of the two senior leaders as an important political developmen­t. “This will have an impact on the results of the Punjab assembly polls scheduled in 2022. We will also contest the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) elections if held before the state elections,” he said.

The organisati­onal structure of the new outfit will be announced in the first week of May, he added.

In February 2020, Dhindsa along with his MLA son and former finance minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa were expelled from the SAD after he held party president Sukhbir Singh Badal responsibl­e for the 2017 assembly poll debacle besides being unable to handle the sacrilege incidents during the SAD-BJP government. Brahmpura and his son Ravinder Brahmpura were expelled from SAD in November 2018.

Dhindsa appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accept the demands of farmers who have been agitating against the three agricultur­e reform laws for several months. He accused Punjab CM Amarinder Singh and the Badals of playing a friendly match, saying it was the state that was suffering due to this. He said Amarinder had big promises ahead of the 2017 state polls but failed to deliver on any of them.

Besides Brahmpura and Dhindsa, Ujagar Singh Badali, Mahinder Singh Hussainpur, Jagdish Singh Garcha, Ranjit Singh Talwandi and Shinderpal Singh Brar were among those present.

 ?? ANI ?? Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic) president Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and SAD (Taksali) chief Ranjit Singh Brahmpura with supporters after announcing the merger in Chandigarh on Monday.
ANI Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic) president Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and SAD (Taksali) chief Ranjit Singh Brahmpura with supporters after announcing the merger in Chandigarh on Monday.

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