Gear up for 2027 comeback: Sukhbir to Akali Dal workers

Slams AAP, BJP over Punjab, Sikh issues, vows to eradicate gang culture, drugs from state

- Vishal Joshi

BATHINDA: A day after being re-elected as president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Sukhbir Singh Badal gave a clarion call to party supporters to prepare for bringing the party back to power in the 2027 assembly elections.

Addressing a political rally on the occasion of Baisakhi at Talwandi Sabo in Bathinda, Sukhbir emphasised that the 104-year-old SAD remains the true "waris" (custodian) of Punjab and Punjabi interests.

"Once our workers decide to bring SAD back to power, we will form the next government," he said, adding "I assure you that our government will eradicate the gangster culture and drug mafia from Punjab."

Sukhbir urged voters not to be swayed by parties that have failed to deliver in the past seven years, taking a direct swipe at the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He accused the AAP government of sidelining Punjabis by recruiting people from outside the state.