Chandigarh, June 19 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into an objectionable video allegedly linked to chief minister Bhagwant Mann and said he should resign from office in view of the ongoing controversy.

The SAD chief said if Mann does not resign, the party will launch a "dharm yudh morcha" protest from July 19.

Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in Chandigarh after a meeting of the SAD core committee, Sukhbir said only an independent investigation by the CBI could establish the truth behind the video and clear the prevailing confusion.

He said the Punjab government should hand over the case to the CBI itself if it was conf...