'Not an astrologer, wait for few days':Sukhbir on possible BJP-SAD tie-up
Chandigarh, Nov. 3 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday gave a guarded response to speculation over a possible reunion with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Punjab assembly polls, indicating that the situation would become clear in a few days.
"Main pandit tan hai nahin (I am not an astrologer). You will come to know in a few days what will happen," Sukhbir said on the sidelines of an event where the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Qadian) extended unconditional support to the Akali Dal. He reiterated that the Akali Dal was open to an alliance with any party that accepted its ideology except the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
BKU(Qadian), a constituent of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), on Monday announced unconditional support for the SAD. The Ludhiana-based outfit's president, Harmeet Singh Qadian, announced the decision in the presence of the SAD chief.
Qadian said his outfit had approached all political parties over the past three months and found that only the SAD had a pro-farmer policy agenda.
"The AAP has failed to launch a farm policy despite announcing one ahead of the 2022 state polls, while the state farmers' commission has also prepared a draft," he said. Sukhbir thanked Qadian for extending support to the party and appealed to all other farmer and labourers organisations to back SAD.
Party vice-president Daljit Singh Cheema said the support was crucial, particularly as the state's farming community had turned against the party after the now-repealed three farm laws were introduced....
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