Shiromani Akali Dal

Shiromani Akali Dal
Harbhajan Singh Khayala joins SAD
Mansa February 19:- Shiromani Akali Dal got a boost in Bathinda constituency as Mr. Harbhajan Singh Khayala a loyalist of Mr. Ravi Inder Singh former Speaker of Akali Dal 1920 and also son of former Rural development and Panchayat Minister late Baldev Singh Khayala along with a number of Congress Municipal Councilors of Mansa and President Artia association Munish Babbi announced their full support to party in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Punjab and Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal and pledged to ensure victory of SAD-BJP candidate from Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency.
Today, this wave of support begins from 'Purani Anaj Mandi' Mansa where Artia association expressed their gratitude to Mr. Badal for solving the 15 years old problem of allotting the plots of 'Navi Anaj Mandi'.
Addressing a huge rally there Mr. Badal said that his primary motive was to clear all the obstacles that hinder the development and to begin a new era of growth and prosperity. He said that Shiromani Akali Dal is going to field a Badal family member for Lok Sabha from the Bathinda constituency and Congress may launch some outsider. "As we belong to area and are always amongst the people of the area, I believe that electorate will vote in favour of us and rejecting the son of a Raja who had not even visited his own constituency during his tenure as Chief Ministership ", said Mr. Badal.
Later, Mr. Badal visited the residence of Mr. Harbhajan Singh Khayala and thanked his family for joining the party. Mr. Badal promised Khayala that their family is now a part of his family and every respect will be paid to them.
Replying to media queries during a press conference there Mr. Badal declared UPA's 2009-10 Budget anti people. He said that Congress is well aware of the fact that they were going to be refused by people in coming Lok Sabha elections so the party is trying to loot the country by framing such a budget. He said that Congress always tailor made its polices to discriminate against Punjab. He said that debt waiver policy of Union Govt. was designed to keep most of the farmers of Punjab out of beneficiary list. He promised that their party will ensure lower interest rates up to 4% on loans for farmers besides waving off the debt against them. He said that as centre had majority of power and finance in its hand, development of Punjab can be guaranteed only once SAD-BJP got power in the coming Lok Sabha elections.