SAD-BJP alliance intact in Punjab, says Sukhbir Badal
AMRITSAR: A week after the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) opted out of the February 8 assembly elections in Delhi with its long-standing ally BJP citing its stance over the Citizenship Amendment Act, party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal asserted the alliance remains intact in Punjab.
Interacting with the media after paying obeisance at Golden Temple in Amritsar on Monday, Badal said, “The SAD-BJP alliance is much needed for peace and prosperity of Punjab so this alliance will remain intact here.”
Hitting back at Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh who advised him to read German dictator Adolf Hitler’s autobiography to understand the implications of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, Sukhbir said Amarinder has once again chosen the Gandhi family over the Sikh community by refusing to clarify if he was in favour of giving relief to persecuted Sikhs under the CAA.
“Why has the CM chosen to learn his history lessons from Mein Kampf and not dozens of books written by Sikhs recounting the state-sponsored Congress programmes, including the attack on Harmandir Sahib and genocide of Sikhs in Delhi in 1984,” Sukhbir Singh Badal said.
His wife and Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal also offered prayers at the shrine.
SUNNY DEOL MEETS STATE BJP CHIEF
Gurdaspur MP and actor Sunny Deol met state BJP chief Ashwani Sharma on Monday and held a closed-door meeting. Sujanpur MLA Dinesh Singh Babbu, who accompanied Sharma to Sunny’s Pathankot house, said the MP left for Gurdaspur after meeting the state party chief.