Major Setback for Akali Dal in Tarn Taran!

Sitting Akali Sarpanch Jashandeep Singh, Along with His Supporters, Joins Aam Aadmi Party

Cabinet Minister Laljit Bhullar Formally Inducts the New Leaders into the Party

People Have Faith in AAP; Tarn Taran Will Strengthen CM Bhagwant Mann by Ensuring a Big Victory for Harmeet Singh Sandhu: Bhullar

Tarn Taran (The Uttam Hindu): Just ahead of the Tarn Taran by-election, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD, Badal) suffered a major setback as its leader and sitting Sarpanch Jashandeep Singh, along with many of his supporters, joined the Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday.

Cabinet Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, in the presence of Working President Amansher Singh Sherry Kalsi, Sarwan Singh Dhun, and State General Secretary Harchand Singh Barsat, formally inducted Jashandeep Singh and his associates, Panch Avtar Singh, Panch Davinder Singh, Panch Pargat Singh, Panch Darshan Singh, Panch Narinder Pal Kaur, Baljit Kaur, and Kanwar Jagdeep Singh Ladda Chhichrewal, into the Aam Aadmi Party.

Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar assured all newly joined leaders that they would be given due respect and recognition within the party. Attacking opposition parties, Bhullar said that the Akali Dal, Congress, and BJP only indulge in “politics of mudslinging,” whereas the Aam Aadmi Party practices the politics of work and performance.” He highlighted that under AAP’s 600 units free electricity guarantee, 82% of households in Punjab are now receiving zero electricity bills, and that more than 881 Mohalla Clinics are functioning, providing free medicines, treatment, and diagnostic tests to the public. He further added that the AAP government has provided over 56,000 government jobs to youth purely on merit.

General Secretary Harchand Singh Barsat stated that during the previous governments, canal water reached only 21% of the fields, whereas under the Mann Government, it now reaches more than 65% of the cultivated land. As a result, the groundwater level has risen by 15 to 20 feet. He added that within the next one year, canal water will be extended to every acre of farmland.

The AAP leaders jointly appealed to the people of Tarn Taran Assembly Constituency to treat this by-election not merely as the election of a single candidate but as a vote for their own future. They urged the electorate to ensure a massive victory for Harmeet Singh Sandhu and strengthen the hands of Chief Minister Sardar Bhagwant Singh Mann, who is working tirelessly for the development and progress of Punjab.