Akali Dal-BSP heading for decisive mandate: Parkash Singh Badal
The Hindu
Congress has reduced governance in Punjab to a circus joke, he says
As century-old Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) fights to wrest power from the Congress in Punjab, former Chief Minister and party’s patron Parkash Singh Badal, at the age of 94, is all set to take on his political opponents in the coming Assembly polls.
In an exclusive interview with The Hindu, Mr. Badal, who is the party’s candidate from his traditional Lambi constituency, asserts that the SAD-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance is heading towards a most decisive mandate in its favour. He says the SAD is not just the best option but the only one. “Our past performance gives us the confidence to challenge our opponents to point out a single issue we promised but didn’t deliver”, he observes.