Chandigarh, Nov. 5 -- Senior leader and former MP Prem Singh Chandumajra resigned from the breakaway faction Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit) on Wednesday, citing differences with the outfit's leadership over its strategy for achieving Panthic unity. He is set to re-join Sukhbir Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on November 6.

In a statement, Chandumajra said bringing all Akali and Panthic organisations onto a common platform was imperative to safeguard the interests of Punjab and the Panth.

"Giani Harpreet Singh's response to my appeal for Panthic unity made it clear that our thinking, ideology and approach to the larger cause differed," he said.

SAD secretary general Balwinder Singh Bhundar, the party's second-in-command, confirm...