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With rebel Akali leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa openly challenging the leadership of Sukhbir Badal, a number of party leaders today expressed faith in the latter and urged Dhindsa not to “sabotage” his parent party with unfounded allegations.
Drawing battle lines, senior leaders Balwinder Singh Bhundur, Jathedar Tota Singh and Prem Singh Chandumajra said Dhindsa was part of all decision-making in the party both under the Parkash Singh Badal as well as Sukhbir. “We all know how much importance the Badals have given to all of us. No decision has been taken without our concurrence. In the light of this it ill behove a senior leader like you to make such allegations, which will only weaken the party,” they said.
The leaders said it was time when the senior leaders should work together to make the party strong. “Instead of doing this, you are trying to sow seeds of discord among Akali workers in league with disgruntled former SAD leaders. The party workers will not appreciate this. They will never let any conspiracy to weaken the SAD at any cost,” they added.
The senior leaders also said that Sukhbir had been elected president through a democratic process for the third time in a row. They said earlier also elections to the top post had been held in a similar fashion and Dhindsa had supported it.
They appealed to Dhindsa not to do anything that would help the Congress in weakening the SAD and Sikh institutions, particularly the SGPC.
