KARNAL (Haryana), India—Sikh nationalist political party Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) has declared it will oppose Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s rally in Karnal on October 4. The party has directed his rank and file to be ready for the demonstration.
Party President Simranjit Singh Mann said the party men were disgruntled with Modi over issues such as migration of around 60,000 farmers of Punjab and Haryana from Gujarat and his staying away from his wife. He said party workers would show black flags to Modi to express their resentment.
He asked Modi to explain his and his party’s views over following the ideology of Mohan Dass Karam Chand Gandhi while praising Nathuram Godse. He asked the BJP to clear its stand on farmers’ welfare and women’s security as Modi himself is not living with his wife.
“The migration of Sikh farmers from Gujarat speaks volumes about the apathetic attitude of Narendra Modi and BJP towards farmers,” he added.
