Chandigarh, Jan. 5 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday expressed solidarity with protesting journalists and RTI activists against whom cases have been registered by the Punjab government even as he appealed to Punjabis to fight this injustice tooth and nail.

Addressing a dharna organised by the protesters here, Badal assured journalists that the SAD was with them and would support them to the hilt. "The AAP government believes it can browbeat Punjabis with these tactics but it should remember that Punjabis have always stood up to injustice and will rise as one against this government also," he said.

Badal said that the SAD had filed RTI applications to expose the alleged misuse of the state helicopter bu...