SAD quits NDA: How farm bills ended friendship between oldest allies

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), the oldest ally of Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), parted ways on the issue of farm bills which were recently passed by Parliament. The BJP government at the Centre has said that these landmark legislations will make farmers self-reliant. The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce […]

Snapping over two-decades-long ties, SAD pulls out of NDA over farm bills

In a politically significant development, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday pulled out of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) citing “injustice to farmers, Sikhs, Punjab and Punjabi language” as reasons for snapping its 24-year-long ties with the Bhartiya Janata Party. The decision was taken at a late-night emergency […]