The Sukhbir Singh Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Thursday introduced that it will not contest the bypolls to 4 Meeting seats in Punjab slated to be held subsequent month.
The choice was taken on the get together’s working committee assembly convened by SAD working president Balwinder Singh Bhunder.
The SAD core committee determined to not contest the bypolls after Akal Takht Jathedar Raghbir Singh Wednesday stated that an individual declared a tankhaiya (responsible of violating the Sikh non secular code of conduct) stays one till tankha (punishment) is just not awarded.
Notably, SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal was declared a tankhaiya on August 30 by the Akal Takht for ‘errors’ dedicated in the course of the SAD-BJP rule from 2007-2017. However the tankha has not been introduced but. The Jathedar had additionally acknowledged {that a} assembly in connection to Sukhbir Singh Badal’s tankha could be referred to as after Diwali.
Below such circumstances, Sukhbir Singh Badal can not participate in any political actions as per the Sikh non secular code.
Bypolls have been introduced for the Gidderbaha, Barnala, Chabbewal, and Dera Baba Nanak Meeting seats that had been vacated after their sitting MLAs received the Lok Sabha polls held earlier this yr.
The final date for submitting nomination is Friday whereas polling will occur in all 4 seats on November 13.
