Manpreet Singh Badal's rebellion is a severe jolt to the ruling Akali-BJP combine in Punjab
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Calling for a 'Second Freedom Movement', the ousted finance
minister of Punjab, Manpreet Singh Badal, has announced his Jago Punjab Yatra from November 24 to sensitise people about the problems of the state. Manpreet was really excited to see the large gathering in his support in Amritsar which was beyond his expectation. It has proved to be a serious cause of concern for the ruling Akali-BJP combine. He may announce the launch of his own party after gauging the response of the people during his Punjab tour.
While there was a lot of hue and cry over Manpreet Singh Badal’s bitter comments about Punjab’s sagging economy and especially his relations with deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal in the Akali circles, the media was busy speculating about the fate of Manpreet. A section said that he would be treated the Tohra way. It needs to be mentioned here that Akali stalwart Gurcharan Singh Tohra remained the president of Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) for a record 27 years. Tohra’s differences with then chief minister Parkash Singh Badal had led to his expulsion from the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). And finally, Tohra had to accept Parkash Singh Badal’s pre-eminence in SAD. Though Manpreet Badal might be treated the Tohra way, he seems to be in no mood to bow his head in front of Badal like Gurcharan Singh Tohra had done.
His intentions were clear when he stated, during a press conference a few days ago, that he would not leave his fight midway and would keep on working for the overall improvement of the state. Addressing a large gathering of his supporters in Amritsar last week, he announced his Jago Punjab Yatra from November 24. Though political analysts were expecting that he would announce the launch of his party, Manpreet, instead, chose to tour the state to gauge people's response. Nitin Garg, professor of political science, says, ‘‘Manpreet Badal has made a good decision to tour Punjab. While he would obviously understand the problems of the state better, he would also be able to gauge popular response to his Punjab yatra. If he gets an overwhelming response, he can undoubtedly announce the launch of his party.”
About the possibility of emergence of a third front, he explained,
“There is no possibility of emergence of a third front in the near future. Though the six-point agenda of Manpreet Badal can well suit parties like the CPI and CPI(M), there are serious differences too. The communist parties would not like his neo-liberal stance while some Panthak leaders are insisting that he should first appear before The Akal Takht. It may be mentioned here that some senior Akali leaders had urged the Akal Takht to summon him for violating the norms by trimming his hair.'' However, the former finance minister has expressed his readiness to appear before the Akal Takht for trimming his hair or any other religious misconduct in case the Takht Jathedar summoned him.
An Honour’s graduate from St Stephen's College in Delhi and influenced by Marxism, Manpreet Badal's rising popularity, especially among the youngsters, has become a cause of concern for the ruling Akali-BJP combine. Though the government machinery left no stone unturned to fail the Amritsar rally of Manpreet Badal, it turned out to be a hugely successful one. Manpreet himself was excited about the large gathering. His popularity among youths can be gauged from the fact that about 60 per cent of the rallyists were youngsters. A young girl named Manpreet Kaur had come straight from London just to attend the rally.
The ghost of the former finance minister seems to have left the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leadership in the doldrums. The panic in the SAD ranks is evident from the fact that a special meeting of the core committee on political affairs was convened in Chandigarh on Thursday. This is the second such meeting summoned during the last one month to analyse the impact of Manpreet Badal’s exit and chalk out a strategy to defuse the situation. The core committee, however, seems to be wanting in its attempts to resolve the crisis. Chief minister and chief patron of SAD Parkash Singh Badal is learnt to have conveyed his displeasure to the core committee over the manner in which the party is handling the issue. Badal who remained present in the core committee meeting has asked party leaders to fan out in the field and establish contact with the cadres. The core committee has also discussed the Jago Punjab Yatra.
Badal has recently announced to restart the Sangat Darshan programme from November 19 to narrow down the wedge between the government and the general public. Badal has also started an exercise to bring party dissidents home. This move follows after some senior party leaders started joining hands with Manpreet Badal. Gurpreet Singh Bhatti, district president of Youth Akali Dal, has sided with Manpreet Badal apart from the two MLAs, Manjinder Singh Kang and Jagbir Singh Brar. Some of senior Akali leaders from Mukatsar have also attended Manpreet’s Amritsar show of strength.
Various Akali Dal leaders are busy issuing statements criticising and deriding Manpreet Badal. A senior leader of Akali Dal has also called him a Congress agent. This indicates that Manpreet is proving to be more than a handful for the Akali leadership to deal with. The slandering seems to be more out of frustration than anything else.
In a fresh development, former deputy speaker of the state Birdavinder Singh has joined hands with Manpreet Badal. Birdavinder said during a press conference, “Manpreet intends to stamp out serious problems like unemployment, poverty, illiteracy from the state. I am totally in agreement with his six-point agenda. I would join him in his Punjab yatra. Political analysts are viewing the union of Manpreet and Birdavinder as a fresh jolt to the Akali-BJP combine. A senior journalist, who extensively covers political affairs in the state, commented “The Akali-BJP combine should take the activities of the former finance minister seriously. It would be a mistake to ignore them.”
The government may have decided to ignore the former finance minister’s posturings but the large gatherings in his support in the towns and villages of Punjab indicate that he may be destined for higher things when the state goes to polls soon.
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Calling for a 'Second Freedom Movement', the ousted finance
minister of Punjab, Manpreet Singh Badal, has announced his Jago Punjab Yatra from November 24 to sensitise people about the problems of the state. Manpreet was really excited to see the large gathering in his support in Amritsar which was beyond his expectation. It has proved to be a serious cause of concern for the ruling Akali-BJP combine. He may announce the launch of his own party after gauging the response of the people during his Punjab tour.While there was a lot of hue and cry over Manpreet Singh Badal’s bitter comments about Punjab’s sagging economy and especially his relations with deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal in the Akali circles, the media was busy speculating about the fate of Manpreet. A section said that he would be treated the Tohra way. It needs to be mentioned here that Akali stalwart Gurcharan Singh Tohra remained the president of Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) for a record 27 years. Tohra’s differences with then chief minister Parkash Singh Badal had led to his expulsion from the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). And finally, Tohra had to accept Parkash Singh Badal’s pre-eminence in SAD. Though Manpreet Badal might be treated the Tohra way, he seems to be in no mood to bow his head in front of Badal like Gurcharan Singh Tohra had done.
His intentions were clear when he stated, during a press conference a few days ago, that he would not leave his fight midway and would keep on working for the overall improvement of the state. Addressing a large gathering of his supporters in Amritsar last week, he announced his Jago Punjab Yatra from November 24. Though political analysts were expecting that he would announce the launch of his party, Manpreet, instead, chose to tour the state to gauge people's response. Nitin Garg, professor of political science, says, ‘‘Manpreet Badal has made a good decision to tour Punjab. While he would obviously understand the problems of the state better, he would also be able to gauge popular response to his Punjab yatra. If he gets an overwhelming response, he can undoubtedly announce the launch of his party.”
About the possibility of emergence of a third front, he explained,
“There is no possibility of emergence of a third front in the near future. Though the six-point agenda of Manpreet Badal can well suit parties like the CPI and CPI(M), there are serious differences too. The communist parties would not like his neo-liberal stance while some Panthak leaders are insisting that he should first appear before The Akal Takht. It may be mentioned here that some senior Akali leaders had urged the Akal Takht to summon him for violating the norms by trimming his hair.'' However, the former finance minister has expressed his readiness to appear before the Akal Takht for trimming his hair or any other religious misconduct in case the Takht Jathedar summoned him.An Honour’s graduate from St Stephen's College in Delhi and influenced by Marxism, Manpreet Badal's rising popularity, especially among the youngsters, has become a cause of concern for the ruling Akali-BJP combine. Though the government machinery left no stone unturned to fail the Amritsar rally of Manpreet Badal, it turned out to be a hugely successful one. Manpreet himself was excited about the large gathering. His popularity among youths can be gauged from the fact that about 60 per cent of the rallyists were youngsters. A young girl named Manpreet Kaur had come straight from London just to attend the rally.
The ghost of the former finance minister seems to have left the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leadership in the doldrums. The panic in the SAD ranks is evident from the fact that a special meeting of the core committee on political affairs was convened in Chandigarh on Thursday. This is the second such meeting summoned during the last one month to analyse the impact of Manpreet Badal’s exit and chalk out a strategy to defuse the situation. The core committee, however, seems to be wanting in its attempts to resolve the crisis. Chief minister and chief patron of SAD Parkash Singh Badal is learnt to have conveyed his displeasure to the core committee over the manner in which the party is handling the issue. Badal who remained present in the core committee meeting has asked party leaders to fan out in the field and establish contact with the cadres. The core committee has also discussed the Jago Punjab Yatra.
Badal has recently announced to restart the Sangat Darshan programme from November 19 to narrow down the wedge between the government and the general public. Badal has also started an exercise to bring party dissidents home. This move follows after some senior party leaders started joining hands with Manpreet Badal. Gurpreet Singh Bhatti, district president of Youth Akali Dal, has sided with Manpreet Badal apart from the two MLAs, Manjinder Singh Kang and Jagbir Singh Brar. Some of senior Akali leaders from Mukatsar have also attended Manpreet’s Amritsar show of strength.
Various Akali Dal leaders are busy issuing statements criticising and deriding Manpreet Badal. A senior leader of Akali Dal has also called him a Congress agent. This indicates that Manpreet is proving to be more than a handful for the Akali leadership to deal with. The slandering seems to be more out of frustration than anything else.
In a fresh development, former deputy speaker of the state Birdavinder Singh has joined hands with Manpreet Badal. Birdavinder said during a press conference, “Manpreet intends to stamp out serious problems like unemployment, poverty, illiteracy from the state. I am totally in agreement with his six-point agenda. I would join him in his Punjab yatra. Political analysts are viewing the union of Manpreet and Birdavinder as a fresh jolt to the Akali-BJP combine. A senior journalist, who extensively covers political affairs in the state, commented “The Akali-BJP combine should take the activities of the former finance minister seriously. It would be a mistake to ignore them.”
The government may have decided to ignore the former finance minister’s posturings but the large gatherings in his support in the towns and villages of Punjab indicate that he may be destined for higher things when the state goes to polls soon.
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