In a brief update, the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) led by former Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal said that "S. Karnail Singh Panjoli has been expelled from the primary membership of the Shiromani Akali Dal for a period of 6 years".
Taking a dig at present incumbent of the Akal Takhat for belittling his august post, the Dal Khalsa said it was painful to note at a function held to mark 100 years of the SGPC that the political authority of the Sikhs was holding the religious authority to ransom.
Caught in a complex situation Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) has attempted to save its face on agriculture ordinances issue by tendering resignation of Harsimrat Kaur Badal from the Union Cabinet. SAD (B), a political ally of BJP, was given cabinet berth in BJP led Union government.
Burj Jawahar Singh Wala case is not the first case in which DSS chief is named by the Punjab police. He was earlier named by the state police in 2007 ‘Salabatpura case’.
Advocate Satnam Singh Kaler may have withdrawn from the defence of former DGP Sumedh Saini but controversy triggered by his move to appear for Saini refuses to die down.
After facing severe criticism from Sikh circles, Advo. Satnam Singh Kaler, who is also chairman of Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Commission, announced to withdraw from defending Ex-DGP Sumedh Saini.
Dal Khalsa spokesman Kanwar Pal Singh has urged the Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to arrest and prosecute ex-DGP SS Saini as merely registering FIR against him means nothing.
Sumedh Saini's close association with Badal family led Shiromani Akali Dal (Baldal) was so open that Saini is often termed as 'darling of Badals'. During their rule in Punjab, Badals saved Sumedh Saini from legal proceedings in Balwant Singh Multani's enforced disappearance case.
While the Indian Media continues with its vilifying propaganda against Hazur Sahib Sikh sangat that recently returned to Punjab, new information is surfacing which could help in unfolding the mystery surrounding the source of COVID-19 infection that has led to a sudden rise in the number of positive cases in Punjab.