Dhindsa Jr asks Sukhbir to clarify stand on CAA

CHHAJLI (SANGRUR): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) rebel MLA Parminder Singh Dhindsa on Thursday asked party president Sukhbir Singh Badal to make his stand clear on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

Dhindsa said Sukhbir has so far failed to take a stance on these issues despite being chief of a party that has been fighting for the rights of minorities for decades. The former finance minister addressed rallies in Chhajli village of Sangrur and Mehal Kalan town of Barnala district on Thursday.

“The SAD was known for its principles, but now the party has deviated from its ideology. People laugh at the party president as one day he issues a statement and the next day, he says something contradictory. The SAD earlier claimed that their differences with the BJP developed due to its different stand on CAA. Now, the party chief has extended support to the BJP in Delhi elections,” he said.

‘SGPC FUNDS BEING MISUSED’

The Lehragaga MLA alleged that Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) funds are being utilised to arrange a massive gathering at SAD’s upcoming rally.

“In Lehra, SAD leaders and SGPC functionaries are promising to give ₹1 lakh to ₹2 lakh to gurdwaras in the area if the local residents will come in huge numbers in buses to the rally. The use of SGPC funds for a political rally is unethical. SGPC president Gobind Singh Longowal is heading a body which represents all Sikhs of the world, rather than a political party,” said Dhindsa. Longowal, however, refuted these allegations.