Sukhbir Singh Badal submitted his resignation to the party’s working committee. (File)

Chandigarh:

Sukhbir Singh Badal, who has been declared ‘tankhaiya’ (crime of religious abuse) by the Akal Takht, has submitted his resignation from the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chairmanship, the party’s senior leader Daljit Singh Cheema said on Saturday.

His resignation paves the way for the election of a new party chairman.

Cheema said Badal submitted his resignation to the party’s working committee.

“SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal submitted his resignation to the party’s working Committee today to pave the way for the election of a new President. He thanked all the party leaders and workers for expressing their confidence in his leadership and extending their wholehearted support and cooperation throughout his tenure,” Cheema said. In one post.

Badal’s resignation came a few days after he called on the Akal Takht Jathedar to pronounce his sentence on charges of religious misuse, saying it has been more than two months since he was declared ‘tankhaiya’ (crime of religious misuse).

On August 30, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh declared Badal ‘tankhaiya’ for the “mistakes” committed by the SAD and his government from 2007 to 2017.

The Jathedar is yet to pronounce ‘tankhah’ (religious punishment) on Badal.

After Badal failed to get any interim support from Akal Takht, SAD announced on 24 October that it would not participate in the by-polls.

On July 1, rebel SAD leaders, including former MP Prem Singh Chandumajra and former Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chairperson Bibi Jagir Kaur, appeared before the Akal Takht and criticized the “mistakes” made by the party government between 2007 and 2007. He asked for forgiveness. 2017.

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