by Punjabnewswire4u
CHANDIGARH, JAN 30
The Shiromani Akali Dal Patron-in-Chief and Punjab Chief Minister
Sardar Parkash Singh Badal today described the resounding win of the SAD in the DSGMC poll as a
"victory of the Khalsa Panth" and said that the overwhelming victory
has filled him and his party "with profound humility, gratitude and a huge
sense of responsibility towards the Sikh masses who have placed their faith in
the Shiromani Akali Dal. "
"The verdict should also teach a
lesson to the Congress party and its stooges that the Sikhs will never tolerate
any interference in their religious affairs. The way the entire government in Delhi and Congress leaders
like the External Affairs Minister of State Ms. Parneet Kaur and Captain
Amaridner Singh campaigned for the Sarnas had left the Sikhs in doubt that the
fight really was between the Khalsa Panth and the Congress and its stooges. The
verdict was therefore never in doubt. I hope the Congress leaders at the
national level also draw the right lesson from it," said Mr. Badal.
The Chief Minister further said that
"The historic verdict, coming away from Punjab and in the teeth of
opposition by the Congress government in Delhi,
carries a historic message. After the overwhelming response which the SAD had
received from the Sikh masses in Punjab, Himachal Pardesh and Haryana, this
thumping victory in Delhi
now has proved yet again that Shiromani Akali Dal is the sole representative of
the religious and political aspirations of the Sikh masses all over the world.
The verdict also signals a rejection of the accomplices of the anti-Sikh
Congress party," said Mr. Badal in a statement here.
Mr. Badal thanked the discerning
voters of Delhi
for delivering a forceful mandate in favour of the SAD and a telling blow to
those who conspired with the enemies of the Panth and worked against the glory
of the highest religious institutions of the Sikhs. The results of the DSGMC
are the strongest proof, if proof indeed was needed, that the Sikh masses never
compromise on the highest traditions of the religion and punish any attempt to
challenge its highest institutions. The attempts to denigrate these religious
traditions and institutions have been delivered a decisive blow, "said Mr.
Badal.
The SAD patron-in-chief declared that
his party would honour each and every word of the commitments it had made with
Sikh Sangat during the campaign. "We regard this as a sacred mission and
the faith reposed in us by the Sikh masses has increased our sense of
responsibility towards them. There are long pending issues of the Sikh masses
in Delhi that
need to be addressed and we will get down to solving these from day one. We
regard this verdict as very sacred," said Mr. Badal.
The SAD supremo also thanked the
leaders and workers of Shiromani Akali Dal who
worked tirelessly day and night to ensure the ouster of the stooges of the
anti-Sikh Congress from the holy Sikh shrines.
Mr. Badal also thanked all religious
and other organization and personalities who contributed to the victory of the
SAD in this historic poll.
