Sukhbir Badal Archives - National Times

02 Oct

AAP Demands Answers from SGPC and Akali Dal Over Alleged Prolonged Harassment of Bahrain Woman in Sarais

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Akali Dal, Baltej Pannu, Harjinder Dhami, Sarai controversy, SGPC, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab State Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Friday questioned the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and the Akali Dal leadership over the serious matter concerning a woman who came from Bahrain and stayed at a sarai in Sri Anandpur Sahib and Amritsar, saying that their silence over the entire episode for the past several days had raised several serious questions. Baltej Pannu questioned why the truth was being hidden from the Sikh Sangat and Punjabis. Addressing a press conference, AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu said, “The silence of the SGPC and Akali…

29 Sep

AAP Questions ₹1 Lakh Bank Transfer From SGPC Account to Bahrain Woman, Demands Answers From Harjinder Dhami and Sukhbir Badal

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabBahrain woman, Baltej Pannu, Harjinder singh dhami, SGPC controversy, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab General Secretary and Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Tuesday questioned the continued silence of Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) leaders Sukhbir Singh Badal, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Bikram Singh Majithia, as well as Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Harjinder Singh Dhami, over the allegations raised by a woman from Bahrain regarding her stay at an SGPC-run sarai at Sri Anandpur Sahib. Baltej Pannu said he had already held nearly four press conferences on the matter, but the questions raised by the Sikh sangat remained unanswered. Addressing a press conference, AAP Punjab Media…

25 Sep

AAP Questions SGPC Inquiry Panel Over Anandpur Sahib Sarai Controversy

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP Punjab, Anandpur Sahib, Baltej Pannu, Harjinder singh dhami, SGPC, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Friday launched a sharp attack on Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) and SGPC (Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee) President Harjinder Singh Dhami over the controversy surrounding the SGPC sarai at Sri Anandpur Sahib and the FIR registered against Amarjit Singh Chawla and Malkit Singh. Baltej Pannu said that even after Amarjit Singh Chawla and Malkit Singh were expelled from the Panth, the SGPC had not put up even a single signboard outside its institutes and gurdwaras informing the Sikh sangat that no association should be maintained with them. In…

21 Sep

Punjab Politics: AAP’s Baltej Pannu Questions Badal Family Over Amarjit Chawla Controversy

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAmarjit Singh Chawla, Badal Family, Baltej Pannu, Bikram Majithia, Harjinder singh dhami, Harsimrat kaur badal, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Monday tore into the Badal family for reducing the historic Akali Dal from a Panthic movement built on sacrifice into a family-owned political party, pointing out that its leadership had systematically sought to capture Sikh institutions and use them for personal and political interests. Referring to the controversy surrounding Amarjit Singh Chawla and the woman who was accommodated for months at an SGPC-run sarai in Sri Anandpur Sahib, Baltej Pannu questioned how such powers were granted, why the woman was brought there by Virsa Singh Valtoha and…

11 Sep

AAP MLA Manwinder Singh Giaspura Alleges BJP-Akali Coalition Failed Punjab Over 2015 Sacrilege and Police Firing

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAkali Dal, Behbal Kalan, Kotkapura firing, Manwinder Giaspura, sacrilege cases, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab MLA Manwinder Singh Giaspura on Thursday slammed the BJP-Akali government for its failure to protect the sanctity of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, saying the theft of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and repeated incidents of beadbi took place under its watch, followed by police firing on peaceful protesters at Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan. He said the 2015 incidents remain a deep wound in the hearts of Punjabis, as the Akali Dal Badal used Sri Guru Granth Sahib and the Panth for political interests while in power in alliance with the BJP,…

11 Sep

Akali Dal-BJP Nexus Exposed Over Behbal Kalan Firing Probe, Claims AAP Spokesperson Ranbir Singh Dhindsa

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP Punjab, Akali Dal, Behbal Kalan, Kotkapura firing, Ranbir Dhindsa, Sacrilege probe, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Spokesperson Ranbir Singh Dhindsa on Friday tore into Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal over his repeated failure to appear before the SIT (Special Investigation Team) in connection with the beadbi (sacrilege), Behbal Kalan and Kotkapura firing cases, saying that the Akali Dal-BJP nexus now stands completely exposed. The AAP Punjab Spokesperson said that Sukhbir Badal, who had admitted responsibility before Sri Akal Takht Sahib, cannot now evade the SIT or escape accountability for the Kotkapura firing, particularly when Faridkot court records and his own writ petition show that, as…

03 Sep

AAP Rebuts Opposition Allegations, Baltej Pannu Highlights Opposition Links with Controversial Figures

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP Punjab, Baltej Pannu, Bhagwant Mann, Bikram Majithia, Shiromani Akali Dal, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Thursday tore into the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), pointing out its leaders are orchestrating a politically motivated campaign to malign Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and his family while deliberately hiding their own political and personal associations. AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu said the allegations being circulated against the Chief Minister and his family are based on unverified material and that neither the alleged audio recordings nor the claims surrounding them had been independently established. “Punjab knows this politics very well. Character assassination has become their…

22 Aug

AAP Hits Out at Akali-BJP Alliance Speculation, Accuses Sukhbir Badal of Seeking Political Cover Over 2015 Incidents

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP Punjab, Akali Dal, Baltej Pannu, BJP Alliance, Neel Garg, Punjab politics, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Akali Dal (Badal) over the ongoing speculation about a possible alliance with the BJP, saying that the noise around the alliance was being deliberately created by the Akali leadership to manipulate public opinion and, more importantly, to provide a political escape route to Sukhbir Singh Badal. In a video message, AAP Punjab Media Incharge Baltej Pannu said it was particularly significant that Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Bikram Singh Majithia were currently at the forefront of the alliance debate. “It appears as if Sukhbir…

22 Aug

RP Singh Meets Sukhbir Badal in Delhi as BJP-SAD Alliance Talks Gain Momentum

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPolitics, Punjab, TrendingRP Singh, Sukhbir Badal

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): A fresh meeting between senior BJP leader RP Singh and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal has added to speculation about a possible revival of the BJP-SAD alliance ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections. RP Singh, a member of the Punjab BJP core committee, met Sukhbir Badal at his residence in Delhi. Singh said the meeting was primarily to enquire about the SAD chief’s health, as Badal continues to recover following the attack on him in Nanded, Maharashtra. The meeting assumes significance as it comes soon after senior SAD leaders Harsimrat Kaur Badal…

16 Aug

Sukhbir Badal Discharged from Medanta Hospital; Harsimrat Demands NIA Inquiry into Nanded Attack

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndiaAkali Dal, Amit Shah, Harsimrat Badal, Medanta Hospital, Nanded Attack, NIA probe, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has been discharged from Medanta Hospital in Gurugram following medical treatment for severe injuries sustained during an attack in Nanded, Maharashtra. The political leader had been admitted to the facility on August 14, a day after he was targeted by an assailant while visiting Gurdwara Mata Sahib. Following his release from the hospital, his wife and Bathinda Member of Parliament Harsimrat Kaur Badal shared images documenting extensive surgical stitches across his arms. She stated that the SAD chief received more than 150 stitches…