The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday accused the ruling Congress of hatching a conspiracy along with the radical groups to belittle the contribution of former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal towards the ‘Sikh panth’ and the State.
Akali leaders, including Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Balwinder Singh Bhundur, Tota Singh and Sewa Singh Sekhwan, in a joint statement said the Congress was leading a malicious campaign against Mr. Badal in an attempt to divide the community.
The leaders said the Ranjit Singh Commission report, rejected by the SAD, had failed to indict Mr. Badal.
“We will expose the Congress, which along with radical groups and the Aam Aadmi Party was trying to divide the ‘Sikh panth’, by staging State-wide protests on September 1. Besides, the party will also hold ‘Pol Khol’ rally at Abohar on September 9,” they said.
The leaders added that the Congress government itself had exposed the falseness of the Ranjit Commission report, which had recommended that the probe should be handed over to the CBI. “By deciding to hand over the cases to the State police, the Congress government has admitted about the ‘hollowness’ of the report.”