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Chandigarh September 12 – Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) national president and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal today announced the party would contest on 35 seats on its own in the forthcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections in April 2017 and has appointed party observers to strengthen the party in UP.
Disclosing this party chief Mr Sukhbir Badal said the SAD was hopeful of good results as it had identified 35 seats having considerable population of Punjabis. He said the Punjabis, especially farmers, were facing lots of problems due to their non-representation in the state assembly and the SAD would fight to fulfil their aspirations in the state.
To spearhead the election campaign in UP he said party observers for these 35 constituencies would be announced later and party’s poll agenda would also be finalised for these elections.
Announcing party observers for the states SAD chief said that senior party leader and former union minister Balwant Singh Ramuwalia, Lok Sabha member Prem Singh Chandumajra and president SAD SC/BC wing Gulzar Singh Ranike have been made party observes for UP. Similarly Delhi unit party chief Manjit Singh GK and senior Delhi leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa would be the observers for West Bengal, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Bihar and Chattisgarh states.
