Chandigarh, Nov. 12 -- Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) leader Manpreet Singh Ayali on Thursday accused the Central and Punjab governments of deliberately delaying the registration of his party.

He alleged that the state government had failed to respond to objections raised by the Home Department despite repeated reminders.

Speaking to ANI after meeting the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Punjab, Ayali said the party had sought clarification over the delay in its registration and was informed that the Election Commission of India (ECI) had asked the CEO to address certain objections raised by the Home Department and submit a response.

"Today, we met the CEO of Punjab. We sought clarification on why our party, Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), h...