Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 30 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday claimed that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is 'not worthy of holding the office of the chief minister' as his decision of withdrawing security of Congress leader and singer Sidhu Moose Wala' has cost his life.

Chandigarh [India], May 30 (ANI): Blaming Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for Punjab Singer Sidhu Moose Wala's murder, a party delegation led by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday met Governor Banwarilal Purohit urging him to dismiss the latter from his office.

Chandigarh Apr 18 PTI Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday accused the previous governments of pushing the state into a debt trap and said the AAP dispensation will enquire where the money was used and make recovery Previous governments have left a debt of Rs 3 lakh crore on Punjab But where has this been used We will investigate and make recovery because it is peoples money a tweet in Punjabi from the partys state unit said while quoting the chief minister In the run up to the Punjab Assembly polls in February AAP leaders had targeted successive governments in the state for allegedly pushing the state into a debt trap Meanwhile Shiromani Akali Dal SAD said it welcomes Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Manns decision to order a probe into the Rs 3 lakh crore debt acquisition by Punjab However SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema said the inquiry should not be used as a garb to run away from the promises which AAP made to people before the assembly polls We are all for a free and fair probe into the Rs 3 lakh crore debt accumulated by the state but this probe should not be used as an excuse to run away or delay fulfilling the promises made to the people by AAP at the time of polls Cheema said He claimed the previous Congress government had used the excuse of empty treasury to renege on all promises made to people Despite knowing the reality of the financial position of the state before taking over the reins of the state Chief Minister Mann has now come up with an excuse to probe the reasons behind this position The SAD feels the probe should not come in the way of fulfilling the government promise to distribute Rs 1000 to all women in the state besides ensuring 300 units of free power per month to all domestic consumers immediately Cheema said as per party statement Cheema also said the chief minister should also order an inquiry into the advertisements released by the state during the last one month in office As per reports taxpayers money is being used to spread the propaganda of AAP across the country Advertisements are being released in regional languages by the AAP government to project its alleged achievements in south India and even poll bound States like Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh he said Crores of rupees have been spent for this purpose which does not benefit Punjab or Punjabis in any manner whatsoever he said Ahead of the polls senior AAP leader Raghav Chadha had accused the previous Akali-BJP and the then Congress government in Punjab of pushing the state into debt Every child born in Punjab has a debt of Rs one lakh on his or her head Chadha had then claimed The Congress and the Badal governments have made Punjab a debtor of Rs 3 lakh crore in the last 50 years With a population of three crore today every individual in Punjab has a debt of Rs 1 lakh Chadha had said AAP wrested power from the Congress in Punjab by winning 92 of the 117 Assembly seats PTI SUN VSD RDK

Chandigarh [India], February 26 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday lashed out at the Central government for changing the norms for the appointment of full-time members of the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) stating that it will adversely affect the interest of Punjab and Punjabis.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 5 (ANI): Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Parkash Singh Badal, who was the Chief Minister of Punjab on five occasions, on Saturday, went to Fortis Hospital, Mohali to get his routine check-up done.

Ludhiana Jan 24 PTI Former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal was on Monday evening discharged from the hospital where he was admitted after he tested positive for COVID-19 last week Dr Rajesh Mahajan incharge of the team of doctors attending to Badal said the 94-year-old Shiromani Akali Dal SAD patriarch was feeling comfortable this evening Earlier in the day Badal had tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 Mahajan had said the samples of Badal were sent to the Patiala lab for testing and he tested positive for the Omicron variant The SAD leader was admitted to the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital last week when he tested positive for coronavirus PTI COR CHS CK

Ludhiana Jan 20 PTI The health condition of former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal who tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday is improving doctors at a hospital here where he had been admitted said on Thursday The 94-year-old Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch was admitted to Ludhianas Dayanand Medical College and Hospital DMCH on Wednesday afternoon Dr Bishav Mohan the hospitals Covid-19 team in charge treating the Akali Dal patriarch said Badal is progressing well He said due to his advanced age the veteran leader falls in the vulnerable group and would remain under observation for the time being Earlier in the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the veteran Akali leader and enquired about his health Badals son and Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal had visited the hospital on Thursday evening and enquired about his health through a video call PTI CORR SUN RAX RAX

New Delhi Jan 20 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to former Punjab chief minister and veteran Akali leader Parkash Singh Badal who has contracted COVID-19 to enquire about his health government sources said on Thursday Badal had tested positive for Covid on Wednesday The 94-year-old Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch has been admitted to Ludhianas Dayanand Medical College and Hospital DMCHPTI KR DV DV

Tarn Taran (Punjab) [India], January 7 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday said that the party is opposed to any move to impose President's rule in Punjab adding that people will oust the corrupt Congress government in a democratic manner.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 5 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday said that there is a complete collapse of law and order in Punjab and Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is incompetent to run the state, moments after a security lapse during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit during in Punjab.