Sukhbir Badal Archives - National Times

13 Aug

Shiromani Akali Dal Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal Injured in Attack at Nanded Sahib

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAkali Dal, Nanded Sahib, Political news, security breach, Sukhbir Badal

Nanded Sahib (Gurpreet Singh): Shiromani Akali Dal president and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was injured in an attack on Thursday at Nanded Sahib in Maharashtra. Badal sustained an injury to his arm during the incident and was immediately rushed to a local medical facility for treatment. According to initial hospital reports and party officials, his condition is currently stable, and he is reported to be out of danger. Details regarding the identity of the assailant and the circumstances surrounding the confrontation remain limited as local law enforcement authorities initiate a preliminary investigation into the security breach.…

08 Aug

Punjab BJP Leadership Summoned to Delhi After Sukhbir Badal’s Meeting With PM Modi

nishuthapar10 CommentsPolitics, Punjab, TrendingPM Modi, Punjab, Punjab BJP, Sukhbir Badal

New Delhi/Chandigar (Gurpreet Singh): The BJP's central leadership has called Punjab BJP president Kewal Dhillon and state organising secretary Mantri Srinivasulu to Delhi for discussions, a day after Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The development comes amid heightened political activity in Punjab, with the BJP assessing its organisational preparedness and electoral strategy ahead of the next Assembly elections. Leaders leave Ludhiana meetings midway Dhillon and Srinivasulu were in Ludhiana on Saturday, where they were attending meetings with the BJP's recently elected state office-bearers and district presidents. However, both leaders reportedly left the programme before…

08 Aug

Sukhbir Badal’s Meeting With PM Modi: What Led to the Delhi Visit and Renewed Talk of SAD-BJP Alliance?

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPolitics, Punjab, TrendingNarendra Modi, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi has once again brought the possibility of an electoral understanding between the SAD and BJP into focus ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections. While neither party has confirmed any alliance, sources indicate that the meeting was preceded by a series of discussions in Chandigarh, internal political assessments and an eventual late-night communication from the Prime Minister's Office. A political trail that began in Chandigarh The developments reportedly gathered momentum after Badal met Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini at his official…

21 Jun

AAP Demands Akal Takht Investigation Into Alleged Fake Video Campaign Targeting Punjab CM

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Akal Takht, Bhagwant Mann, Punjab, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday urged the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib to ensure a thorough investigation into the fake video campaign targeting the Punjab Chief Minister, saying the forensic examination of more than 1,100 frames has conclusively established that the person seen in the video is not the Chief Minister. AAP Punjab Media In-Charge Baltej Pannu said the focus must now shift to identifying the actor featured in the video, those who produced and directed it, and the individuals who financed what he described as a well-planned conspiracy. The AAP Punjab Media In-charge also…

11 Jun

Sukhbir Badal Admitted Responsibility for Behbal Kalan Firing in Front of Akal Takht, Claims AAP

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAkal Takht, Baltej Pannu, Behbal Kalan, Punjab politics, Sacrilege probe, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-Charge Baltej Pannu on Thursday said fresh revelations in the Behbal Kalan firing case have once again exposed the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leadership’s attempts to evade accountability for the sacrilege incidents and subsequent police firing on peaceful protesters. Citing the statement of former Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh before the SIT (Special Investigation Team), Baltej Pannu said that Sukhbir Singh Badal had accepted responsibility for the Behbal Kalan firing before Sri Akal Takht Sahib and sought forgiveness, making his current denial a direct contradiction of his own admission. The…

09 Apr

Harjot Singh Bains Slams Sukhbir Badal Over Akal Takht Remarks, Seeks Action

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAkal Takht controversy Punjab, Harjot Singh Bains, SGPC heritage street dispute, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Cabinet Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Thursday criticised Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal over his remarks regarding the December 2, 2024 orders of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, stating that such statements undermine the authority of the highest temporal seat of the Sikh Panth and amount to a direct attack on its sanctity and the collective sentiments of the community. He asserted that Sri Akal Takht Sahib is the supreme spiritual and temporal authority of the Panth, and every edict issued from it is a divine command that cannot be questioned with “buts” and…

06 Feb

AAP leader Lucky Oberoi shot dead in Jalandhar; Sukhbir Badal questions AAP’s ‘zero fear’ governance model

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Big news, Lucky Oberoi, Murder, Punjab, Shromni akali dal, Sukhbir Badal

National Times Bureau :- In a shocking incident that has raised serious questions about law and order in Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Lucky Oberoi was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Jalandhar’s posh Model Town area on Friday morning. Oberoi, 52, was the AAP in-charge of the Jalandhar Cantt Assembly constituency. According to the police, the attack took place around 7.15 am when Lucky Oberoi had come to a local gurdwara in Model Town to offer prayers, a routine he followed regularly. As he stepped out of the gurdwara and was about to sit in his Thar SUV…

17 Jan

Sukhbir Badal Secures Bail From Chandigarh Court in Defamation Case

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPolitics, Punjab, TrendingSukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was granted bail by a Chandigarh court on Saturday in a defamation case linked to remarks he allegedly made about a religious organisation. The order was passed by the court of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate during a hearing held earlier in the day. The development comes weeks after the court had cancelled Badal’s earlier bail and issued a non-bailable warrant against him due to his absence at a previous hearing in December. His legal team subsequently moved the court, seeking relief and explaining the circumstances behind his non-appearance.…

04 Dec

Punjab Police high-handedness: Sukhbir Singh Badal alleges Patiala Police instructed to ‘tear Akalis nomination papers’, audio clip goes viral

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabElections, Patiala Police, Punjab, Sukhbir Badal

National Times Bureau :- Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal has accused Punjab police of high-handedness by instructing the cops to tear down nomination papers of Akalis for the upcoming Zilla Parishad and Block Samiti elections. Sukhbir Singh Badal accused the Punjab Police of murdering democracy and ensure decisive victory of the ruling party during the elections. The SAD president shared an audio clip of Patiala SSP Varun Sharma According to Badal, the officers on the call were taking instructions from Patiala SSP Varun Sharma on maintaining “law and order” during the nomination process. The purported recording of Patiala…

01 Jul

Sukhbir Badal Accuses AAP of Plot to “Seize Punjab’s Land,” Vows Statewide Agitation

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP Punjab, land acquisition policy, Punjab farmers, Punjab protests, Sad, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh, July 1: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday launched a blistering attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, alleging a conspiracy to “snatch Punjab’s land” under the guise of new development policies.Speaking at a press conference in Chandigarh, Badal questioned the state government’s fresh land acquisition policy and the creation of the Punjab Development Authority Committee, alleging it was designed to enable officials from Delhi to cheaply acquire farmers’ ancestral lands. He accused the Mann government of surrendering Punjab’s interests to external influences, stating, “Are Delhi officials now…