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Akhilesh Yadav welcomes SAD's decision to quit NDA against farm bills

Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday welcomed Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD) decision to quit the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) against the recently promulgated farm bills.

Farmers' 'victory', Akali Dal had to bow before their doorstep: Cong

Congress on Saturday said it was the 'victory' of farmers that the Akali Dal had to bow before their doorstep and break ties with the ruling coalition.

Present BJP-led NDA not the alliance Vajpayee had envisioned: Harsimrat

Senior SAD leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Saturday said the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre had turned a blind eye to Punjab

It was just political compulsion: Amarinder Singh on SAD quitting NDA

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh termed the Akali Dal's decision to quit the NDA as a case of "political compulsion" for the Badals

BJP's oldest ally Shiromani Akali Dal quits NDA over Modi govt's farm Bills

Development comes days after SAD's Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned as Union Food Processing Minister

Protests over farm Bills continue; PM Modi accuses Opposition of 'lying'

Modi tells BJP workers to reach out to farmers, bust propaganda

Farm Bills: 'Rail Roko' stir in Punjab, Haryana; train services suspended

As many as 31 farmers' outfits have given a call for the complete shutdown of Punjab tomorrow

Narendra Tomar takes charge of food processing ministry after Badal resigns

Tomar was welcomed by Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Rameswar Teli and Secretary at the ministry Pushpa Subrahmanyam

Akali Dal holds protest against Cotton Corporation of India over low price

SAD held an agitation here against the Cotton Corporation of India and government in Punjab, claiming that farmers were forced to sell cotton at much lower price than its Minimum Support Price

MSP hike for six rabi crops inadequate: Shiromani Akali Dal chief

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday rejected the Centre's hike of Rs 50 per quintal in the minimum support price of wheat by the Centre.

SAD delegation to meet President over passage of farm bills in Parliament

On September 17, SAD leader and Lok Sabha MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned from the Union Cabinet, displaying her opposition to the three Bills

Shiromani Akali Dal chief urges President Kovind not to sign farm Bills

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday urged the President not to sign the farm Bills, passed by the Rajya Sabha, and also requested him that they be returned to Parliament for reconsideration.

SAD to wait for decision on farm bills before mulling about NDA: Report

A senior party leader said the priority of the SAD at the moment was to safeguard the interests of farmers, and not the alliance issue

SAD ready to sacrifice for farmers, will decide on NDA later: Sukhbir

Harsimrat Kaur Badal, told reporters, "I don''t want to be part of a government which brought farm sector bills without addressing apprehensions of farmers."

Farm bills to boost farmers' income, forces trying to mislead them: Modi

PM asserted that the bills will rid farmers and the farm sector of middlemen and other bottlenecks

SAD's Harsimrat Badal resigns from Modi cabinet over farm Bills

In a setback to the Modi government, Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal announced in Lok Sabha on Thursday that Harsimrat Kaur Badal will resign from the Union Cabinet in protest against the three farm bills, tabled in Parliament by the Centre for passage. In his speech during a discussion on two of the farm bills -- the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, Sukhbir Singh Badal said the proposed laws will "destroy" the 50 years of hard work put in by successive Punjab governments and farmers to build the agriculture sector. He recalled Punjab's massive contribution in making India self-sufficient in food grain production as he vehemently opposed the bills. "I want to make an announcement that our Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal will resign from Cabinet," he said in concluding remarks. He also refuted suggestions that his party initially ...

SAD warns Punjab govt against withdrawal of free power to farmers

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday warned Punjab CM Amarinder Singh against the withdrawal of free power to farmers, saying the move will face still resistance from his party. If you take a single step towards discontinuing free power to farmers, you must prepare yourself and your government to face an unprecedented mass movement by the SAD to safeguard interests of the already beleaguered peasantry. We will never allow free power to stop, Badal said. Sukhbir's comments came after a group of experts formed by the Punjab government to suggest ways to revive the state economy in the post-coronavirus period recommended some tough measures. The expert group has recommended to defer the payment of salaries to employees and described free power to farmers as highly regressive. The group of experts, led by former deputy chairman of the erstwhile Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia, in its first report said free power has limited the "government's ability to

Punjab hooch tragedy: SAD takes out protest march, demands govt's dismissal

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) alleged that the liquor mafia in the state had paid money to the Congress to "thwart" any probe into the "illegal liquor trade"

SAD faces existential crisis; Shah holds key to Badals' political survival

Thanks to the Narendra Modi factor, in the 2019 general elections, the Akali Dal won two seats, the same as the BJP. Now the key to the Badals' survival lies with Home Minister Amit Shah

Punjab: SAD urges PM Modi to order probe into ''embezzlement'' of ration

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to order a probe into the alleged embezzlement of central rations by several Congressmen in Punjab. He also alleged favouritism in the distribution of foodgrains and pulses to Congress supporters. In a letter to the prime minister, Badal requested that ration being sent under the extendedPradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) scheme should be monitored stringently through central observers to ensure that it is not pilfered and sold in the open market or distributed among Congress supporters again. He further urged Modi to take steps to ensure that the poor are not discriminated against during the distribution of central foodgrains. Stating that it was of utmost importance that the central relief be distributed impartially on merit without any politicisation whatsoever, Badal claimed even though the Centre had sent 70,725 metric tonnes of grain, besides 10,000 metric tonnes o