Experts see Akalis’ early preparation as good strategy since the election is likely to be a major challenge for the 100-year-old party, which broke up with BJP over farm laws last year.
The MLAs had allegedly gheraoed Manohar Lal Khattar outside the assembly hall on 10 March and had demanded that a resolution be passed in the state assembly against the farm laws.
Akali workers, who were campaigning for the 14 February municipal polls, alleged that Congress activists ran their vehicles over them when they tried to flee.
Shiromani Akali Dal media advisor Jangveer Singh also alleged that Akali workers were attacked by Congress workers, led by son of MLA Raminder Singh Awla.
SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia demands filing of criminal cases against Delhi Police personnel and BJP ‘goons’, who attacked farmers in Singhu Friday.
SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal spoke to farmer leader Rakesh Tikait and discussed ways to shore up more strength and support for the farmers' agitation, a party statement said.
Punjab and Haryana High Court Monday ordered CBI to hand over case, in which Akali leaders are the accused, to the Punjab Police, a long-standing demand of ruling Congress.
The only way to look at Modi’s and Shah’s seeming indifference to departing allies has to be in the context of the BJP’s expansion plans and its willingness to shed unwanted, extra baggage.
The SAD chief also hit out at the central government for allegedly trying to project the protesting farmers as 'anti-national' and demanded that the Centre repeal the new farm laws.
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