The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) working committee has formally accepted the resignation of Sukhbir Singh Badal as social gathering president, following a directive from the Akal Takht. Badal had initially submitted his resignation on November 16, 2024, however inside social gathering deliberations delayed its acceptance. The resignation was finally formalized after the Akal Takht Jathedar urged social gathering leaders to implement mandatory reforms, main the working committee to bow to non secular authority.
SAD spokesperson Daljeet Singh Cheema confirmed the choice after the working committee’s assembly on Friday. The acceptance of Badal’s resignation follows inside debates throughout the social gathering, the place the management initially expressed considerations in regards to the Akal Takht’s directions conflicting with the social gathering’s secular structure and political registration. Nonetheless, the spiritual physique’s name for organizational modifications in the end led to the resignation’s acceptance.
In an announcement, Sukhbir Badal expressed gratitude to the social gathering employees and management for his or her help. “The delegate session of SAD entrusted me with the accountability of main the social gathering. Up to now 5 years, I’ve given my greatest to serve the social gathering. After finishing my tenure, I offered my resignation earlier than the working committee. Nonetheless, it wasn’t accepted earlier for some causes. I’ve now offered my resignation once more to pave the way in which for the election of a brand new social gathering chief,” he stated.
Badal, who had stepped other than lively management on August 30, 2024, transferring day-to-day operations to a working committee below Balwinder Singh Bhundar, assured social gathering members of upcoming restructuring. He introduced a membership drive beginning January 20, 2025, aiming to enroll 25 lakh new members by February 20, 2025. Moreover, a brand new social gathering president shall be elected on March 1, 2025.
This transfer displays SAD’s effort to reorganize and strengthen its base forward of future political challenges, signaling a brand new part for the social gathering because it prepares for upcoming elections.