Sukhbir Singh Badal Elected as Sad President: Sukhbir Singh Badal has once been elected president of Fir Shiromani Akali Dal. He has been unanimously elected party chief in Amritsar. On November 16 last year, Sukhbir Badal resigned as party president. However, this resignation was accepted by the party’s working committee in January this year.
During this time, Sukhbir Badal and some other Akali leaders were declared as a salary by Shri Akal Takht Sahib, whose punishment is done by these leaders. After the Lok Sabha elections last year, some leaders in the party rebelled against the leadership of Sukhbir Badal. The rebellious leaders included Prem Singh Chandumajra, Gurpratap Singh Wadala, Bibi Jagir Kaur, and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa.
Fresh election
The election of the president has now been held in the party by running a fresh membership campaign. However, the leaders of the rebel faction of the party are calling this election a disregard of the orders of Shri Akal Takht Sahib. In fact, when Sukhbir Badal and other Akali leaders were declared by Akal Takht, Akal Takht formed a seven -member committee to run a membership campaign of Shiromani Akali Dal.
Membership campaign will run in May
The Akali Dal did not accept that committee and launched a party membership campaign at its level. The leaders of the rebel faction say that the membership campaign carried out by the Akali Dal is against the orders of Akal Takht. The rebel leaders will conduct a membership campaign in the month of May.