The jathedar said the SAD’s step to initiate the membership drive by assigning duties to its leaders in different areas and other states is “good in light of the Akal Takht decision.”
Second-most senior leader Balwinder Singh Bhundar to be acting president until the election of new chief on March 1; party’s membership drive to start from Jan 20
The SAD was barred from contesting the polls as per provisions of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014 due to its status as a registered political party under the Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1951
The Akali rebel group, led by Gurpartap Singh Wadala, said they have been informed that there had been no discussion on making alterations in the ‘Hukamnama’ issued by the Akal Takht jathedar, and the SAD leaders were making baseless statements about it in public after their meeting with Giani Raghbir Singh.