citiesUpdated: Jul 14, 2020 19:05 ISTChandigarh Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar on Tuesday said that Dera Sacha Sauda’s statement regarding its support to the Sukhbir Singh Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in the 2017 state assembly polls has exposed the nexus between them. Jakhar said the existence of the nexus which was suspected by people so far has been proven to be true by the Sirsa-based dera’s admission that they voted for Akalis. It also cited the dera’s call to its supporters to back the SAD in the previous polls as the probable reason behind the government action. Responding to dera’s statement, the PPCC chief accused the SAD of backstabbing the Panth by hobnobbing with Dera Sacha Sauda to remain in power. He said that Panthic organisations should come forward and demand excommunicating Sukhbir from Sikh faith for hobnobbing with these anti-Sikh forces.

Source: Hindustan Times July 14, 2020 13:30 UTC