He also asked the BJP government not to use the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against farmer leaders, saying the NIA was used to counter terrorism and should not be misused
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal strongly condemned the 'repression' unleashed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana against peacefully protesting farmers
SAD president Sukhbir Badal slammed the BJP-led central government, accusing it of adopting a "callous and insensitive attitude" towards farmers
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday said the Centre should stop defaming farmers and hold talks with them on ways to repeal its contentious agriculture laws.
"People have made Narendra Modi the prime minister and it is his duty to listen to the voice of people, said Badal, whose party earlier pulled out of the National Democratic Alliance over the farm law
Sukhbir Singh Badal slammed Amarinder Singh over his recent meeting with Amit Shah, and accused him of "reciting the BJP's script" for allegedly linking farmers' agitation to national security
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday said his party will not allow implementation of the Centre's farm laws when it comes to power in Punjab.
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday to intervene and ensure cotton was procured at the minimum support price in Punjab
Sukhbir Singh Badal, Harsimrat Kaur and several party workers were detained by police during Kisan March near Mullapur barrier here on Thursday. However, they were released later
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday termed the sit-in protest at Khatkar Kalaan by Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh as "shameful political nautanki" and alleged that "Singh's claim of farmers' struggle in Punjab turning violent" is a "ploy to weaken the peaceful movement.""Pb CM's dharna at Khatkar Kalaan, known for Shaheed Bhagat Singh memorial, is shameful political nautanki. Utter disrespect! These were the very people Shaheed-e-Azam opposed when he was alive. Do Amarinder and company share any part of his ideology? They are only exploiting sentiments," Badal said in a tweet attaching a picture of his address to workers."Pb CM's claim of farmers' struggle in Punjab turning violent is a ploy to weaken the peaceful movement. I urge Punjab unit of #BJP, all political parties & organisations to join hands & save our farmers. Agri economy needs a boost & SAD will follow any effort in this direction," he added.Badal demanded that ..
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference stalwart Dr Farooq Abdullah on Sunday hailed the stand taken by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on the issue of farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh termed the Akali Dal's decision to quit the NDA as a case of "political compulsion" for the Badals
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday rejected the Centre's hike of Rs 50 per quintal in the minimum support price of wheat by the Centre.
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday urged the President not to sign the farm Bills, passed by the Rajya Sabha, and also requested him that they be returned to Parliament for reconsideration.
Harsimrat Kaur Badal, told reporters, "I don''t want to be part of a government which brought farm sector bills without addressing apprehensions of farmers."
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh dared Badal to quit the BJP-led Centre to prove his party's sincerity in the matter
His wife Harsimrat Kaur Badal is a Union Minister in the Narendra Modi-led Central government
The 57-year-old former Punjab deputy chief minister became the SAD chief for the third time in a row
Badal said if the SAD was voted to power in the state, it would implement a free power policy for the agriculture sector
The neighbouring country was 'desperate to revive terrorism' after Indian army conducted the surgical strike across the LoC, says Badal