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Sukhbir Badal Escalates Attack on Jailed MP Amritpal Singh
Sukhbir Singh Badal is the leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal.
He criticized Amritpal Singh, who is in jail in Assam.
Badal said Amritpal and his group, Waris Punjab De, talk strongly about Khalistan but did not show enough courage when police acted.
He also accused the Aam Aadmi Party of helping new political groups.
Badal said this could split the Sikh political vote before Punjab’s 2027 election.
He criticized Amritpal’s earlier campaign against drugs as having become political drama.
Badal compared this with his father Parkash Singh Badal, who he said had accepted arrest while fighting for public causes.
The article says the Shiromani Akali Dal is preparing to compete aggressively with Waris Punjab De.
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal attacked jailed MP Amritpal Singh and Waris Punjab De at a gathering in Dharamkot.
Badal accused Waris Punjab De of making strong Khalistan statements while lacking courage when facing police action.
He alleged that Punjab’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party supports new formations to divide the Panthic vote and weaken the SAD before the 2027 assembly elections.
Badal contrasted Amritpal’s earlier anti-drug campaign with what he called subsequent “political drama.”
He invoked former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal as an example of Panthic commitment, saying politics requires courage rather than slogans.
- Who
- Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal criticized Amritpal Singh, Waris Punjab De and the Aam Aadmi Party.
- What
- Badal accused Waris Punjab De of relying on slogans and alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party is encouraging political formations to weaken the SAD.
- Where
- Dharamkot in Moga district, Punjab.
- When
- The remarks were made during the SAD’s Punjab Bachao campaign, as political competition develops ahead of the 2027 Punjab assembly elections.
- Why
- Badal said new political formations were being used to divide the Panthic vote and target the Shiromani Akali Dal.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Sukhbir Singh Badal, president of the Shiromani Akali Dal
- Target of criticism
- Jailed MP Amritpal Singh and Waris Punjab De
- Event
- Shiromani Akali Dal’s Punjab Bachao campaign gathering
- Location
- Dharamkot, Moga district
- Election context
- Punjab assembly elections scheduled for 2027
- Main allegation
- Badal alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party is encouraging new formations to fragment the Panthic vote
- Amritpal’s custody
- Amritpal Singh is jailed in Assam on charges related to the storming of a police station
Quotes
Sukhbir Singh Badal
President of the Shiromani Akali Dal and speaker at the SAD's Punjab Bachao campaign gathering
“The so-called 'waris' talks big about Khalistan, but their leader is terrified of two police gypsies.”
NDTV
Sources
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