Faridkot, March 14, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today said the SAD was committed to correcting the historical injustices inflicted on Punjab by the parties of Delhi who had denied the State its own capital, excluded Punjabi speaking areas while reconstituting the State on linguistic basis and snatched away half of its River waters which were given to Rajasthan.
Addressing a mammoth rally here as part of the Punjab Bachao movement along with senior leader Parambans Singh Romana, the SAD president said “Punjab is the only State which does not have its own capital”.
He said this happened because the Congress party favoured Haryana vis a vis Punjab. “We are also the only State in the country in which Punjabi speaking areas were left out while reconstituting it on linguistic lines.
Half of our River waters were also arbitrarily given to Rajasthan by the Congress in violation of the Riparian Principle which clearly states that States through which Rivers flow have the sole right over its waters”.
Asserting that the parties of Delhi had destroyed Punjab, Mr Sukhbir Badal said “these parties still want to take away the remaining water of the State by completing the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal. If this water has not flowed through the canal till now it is because of the SAD.
If this water had flown to Haryana our State would have turned into a desert”. In an emotive address, Mr Badal said “the parties of Delhi can never have the same concern for you as the SAD. The come to rule and loot. Our purpose is to serve you”.
The SAD president also appealed to Punjabis to stop experimenting. “Tomorrow a person may appear who gives the impression that he is even more Panthic than us. Remember such persons are puppets of agencies.
They are planted by agencies to weaken the SAD as well as capture the religious institutions of the Sikh community. We should beware of such stooges of agencies and work to strengthen the SAD in order to save Punjab from their clutches.
Mr Badal reminded Punjabis that if the Malwa belt was prosperous today it was because of the SAD. “We are responsible for Punjabis getting a Minimum Support Price (MSP) on wheat and paddy. S Parkash Singh Badal is responsible for removing the problem of water logging in this area. He also established the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences which has ensured provision of quality health services in this and neighbouring districts”.
Asserting that the Aam Aadmi Party had deceived Punjabis to win the 2022 election, Mr Badal said “this corrupt and anti-Punjabi party is up to its old tricks again”.
He said the AAP government had now announced that it would pay Rs 1,000 per month to women for six months. “This is being achieved by taking a loan of Rs 52,000 crore and by selling government properties. It will also result in the government defaulting on the power subsidy which will result in untold misery to farmers”.
Stating that the AAP government had bankrupted Punjab, Mr Badal said “this government has taken a debt of Rs 2 lakh crore in four years even as earlier governments took 56 years to accumulate a debt of Rs 2.50 lakh crore”.
He also spoke about the false cases registered against political opponents by both the erstwhile Congress and the present AAP government and announced that a Commission would be formed to review all these cases. “The Commission will present its report within three months and all those responsible, including political leaders and police officers, will be proceeded against as per law”.
Later while talking to newsmen, Mr Badal said the chief minister was now trying to deceive new investors in the Invest Punjab summit by claiming responsibility for the development done in Punjab including four lane highways, airports and power surplus status.
“He should know that the SAD is responsible for each and every achievement about which he is crowing. He should be honouring us for these achievements”. He also asserted the chief minister did not have one thing to say about the work done by him. I challenge him to tell one thing he has done for Punjab in the last four years”.
Laying out his vision for Punjab, Mr Badal said the SAD would not allow water to flow into the Rajasthan canal. “All water diverted from the Rajasthan canal will be diverted to the fields of Punjab. He also announced he would not allow one drop of industrial or sewage effluent to enter the Sutlej and Beas rivers.
The violators will be dealt with sternly. This is absolutely essential to tackle the scourge of cancer in the Malwa belt”. He also announced that the ‘Rahat’ scheme initiated by the erstwhile SAD government would be revived to put an end to tax terrorism to which traders were subjected to both during the previous Congress and present AAP government.
The SAD president also announced that an Rs 10 lakh interest free loan would be offered to youth besides restarting an expanded Aata Dal scheme and raising old age pension to Rs 3,100 per month and Shagun allowance to Rs 1 lakh. He also announced all farmers bereft of a tubewell connection would be given this facility besides 12 hour power supply in day time.
Senior leaders who spoke on the occasion included Mr Parambans Singh Romana, Mantar Singh Brar, NK Sharma, Satish Grover, Suba Singh Singh Badal, Sher Singh Mandwala and Gurinder Kaur Bholuwala.
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