Chandigarh, February 12, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today announced it would start a mass contact programme titled Punjab Bachao – S Sukhbir Singh Badal Liyao from February 17 from Qadian to launch the party’s election campaign for the 2027 Vidhan Sabha elections.
A decision to this effect was taken by party president Sukhbir Singh Badal after consultation with the senior party leadership. Speaking on the issue, the party president said “we will take up all the burning issues of Punjab and offer our vision for the State. I’m confident Punjabis will rally around the SAD which alone is capable of fulfilling their aspirations”
Disclosing details of the programme, senior leader Dr Daljit Singh Cheema said this would include holding 40 rallies across the State and would culminate on Baisakhi on April 13. He said 28 rallies would be held till March 31, whose schedule had also been finalized. “The remaining 12 rallies will be held in April”, he added.
Giving further details, Dr Daljit Cheeema said the SAD has always practiced ethical politics. “We have always stood by what we have promised in the past. This time also we will offer our vision for the State which will cover every section of society besides focusing on maintaining peace and communal harmony”.
The SAD leader said the party would spell out its stand on vital issues and display its commitment to ensure they were resolved. “These include transferring Punjab’s capital Chandigarh to the State and an end to the discrimination done to Punjab as far as its river waters are concerned”.
He said the party was also concerned about the erosion of the federal structure in the country and was committed to defending it strongly. “The erosion of federalism has harmed Punjab financially also as it involves devolution of central funds and the freedom of the States to spend them as per their priorities”.
Dr Cheema said the crisis in agriculture and the grave issues faced by farmers including indebtedness and suicides as well as the suffering caused to them by not getting compensation for losses suffered by the 2025 floods would be taken up in the rallies.
He said the issue of making MSP a legal guarantee, reduction of fertilizer subsidies and the need to protect farmer interests in the trade deal with the United States would be taken up during the mass contact programme.
“The need for specialized programmes to ensure the welfare of the scheduled caste community, increasing employment opportunities for the youth and exposing the corruption, failure to maintain law and order and shelter being provided to the drug mafia by the Aam Aadmi Party government would also be taken up forcefully”, he added.
The SAD leader said the party would also focus on discussing Panthic issues threadbare, particularly attempts being made to weaken Sikh religious institutions. “We will expose those who party to this conspiracy besides appealing to the entire Panth to support the SAD which has always stood as a bulwark for Sikh pride and prestige”, he added.
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