Chandigarh, June 10 -- Rebel Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLA Manpreet Singh Ayali on Tuesday joined the Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) in the presence of Amritpal Singh's father, Tarsem Singh, and Independent MP from Faridkot, Sarabjit Singh Khalsa.

The outfit was formed last year, and its leader, Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, is currently lodged in a jail in Assam in connection with the 2023 Ajnala police station attack case.

After joining the outfit, the three-time MLA from Dakha ruled out any possibility of aligning with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the run-up to the 2027 assembly polls and said his focus would remain on working towards "Panthic unity".

"I have joined this organisation without any precondition. In the coming da...