Op/Ed: Gurbani Beadbi by Shiromani Akali Dal Patiala Ahead of MLA Elections

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A picture has surfaced online showing workers of the Shiromani Akali Dal (B) sitting on top of a vehicle allegedly sponsored by the SGPC.� Team of Akali Dal candidate Bhagwan Das Janeja from Patiala has caused a stir as the picture shows him, along with other party members, sitting on top of the SGPC van with their feet on a Gurbani quote.

There seems to be no end in sight to growing�concern about�the Akali Dal (B) and its pro-Hindutva ally, the Bhartiya Janta Party.� It has been perceived that the Akali Dal had fielded a Hindu candidate from Patiala for the first time to appease the BJP, however, similar to the case of Arun Jaitley, Janeja�s nomination may further quarantine relations between the political allies.

It should be remember that during a Lok Sabha campaign in Amritsar, Cabiner Minister Bikram Majithia had changed a Gurbani panktee to include the�name of Arun Jaitley.� This incident was widely condemned by Sikhs worldwide, and this later came to hurt Arun Jaitley severely in the election campaign�and he end up losing to Capt. Amarinder Singh.

Bhagwan Janeja�s nomination has also brought worth to the Akali Dal.� When asked by a journalist about his plans for Patiala, he failed to give any response.� Janeja stated that he would improve the zoo in Patiala, amongst other non-important issues for the Patiala residents.� He has suffered from much embarrassment during interactions with the media.

Janeja also made a mockery of himself when he filed his candidature papers stating his education as �Under Primary.��Janeja is likely not fit to give a competition to Aam Aadmi Party’s�Harjeet Singh Adaltiwala or Preneet Kaur of Congress. �His nomination has been widely questioned a nexus between the Akali Dal and Congress in Patiala, to benefit Preneet Kaur. � A similar tie has been alleged in Talwandi Sabu, where former Congress member�Jeet Mohinder Sidhu is contesting as the Akali Dal candidate, against Congress Party’s�Harminder Jassi (relative of Sacha Sauda chief). �Both are facing a tough competition from Prof. Baljinder Kaur.

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