On Monday, the Akal Takht Jathedar Singh had said compliance with the five high priests’ verdict pronounced from the podium of the Akal Takht was yet to be fulfilled. “The Shiromani Akali Dal should not adopt a dilly-dallying approach in accepting the resignations of Sukhbir and other leaders pending till date,” he had said.On December 2, 2024, the Akal Takht had directed the party’s working committee to accept the resignation of SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal and other leaders who had resigned earlier.It also mandated the reorganisation of the party through a membership drive, followed by the election of a new president. As per the orders of the Takht, the working committee was to convene within three days to accept the resignations, but the SAD sought a 20-day extension, which expired on December 22.After missing this second deadline too, SAD leaders stated that the decision on the resignations would be taken up in the working committee meeting, scheduled to be called in the first week of January. Since then, no meeting of the working committee has been called by SAD leaders, who are preoccupied with preparations for the annual Maghi Mela conference in Muktsar on January 14.Badal, who was declared guilty of religious misconduct by the Akal Takht on August 30, tendered his resignation on November 16.
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