[New Delhi,Chandigarh] Punjab Ruling Akali Dal’s Faction to Merge with Congress
The Akali splinter group Shiromani Akali Dal (Longowal) headed by Surjit SinghBarnala’s wife is all set to merge with Congress.
A formal announcement is expected to be made by Rahul Gandhi during his visit to Punjab tomorrow.
The decision to merge the outfit with Congress came after the Barnala family met Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her Delhi residence
Among others who met Gandhi included Akali Dal (Longowal) President Surjit Kaur Barnala, her son and outfit general secretary Gaganjit Singh Barnala and Gaganjit s son Simar Partap Barnala.
Simar Pratap had unsuccessfully contested the 2015 Dhuri bye-election on Congress symbol.
Barnala, along with Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, had signed an accord with then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1980s for bringing peace to Punjab during the troubled times of militancy.
Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal’s estranged nephew Manpreet Badal earlier joined Congress and merged his outfit People s Party of Punjab (PPP) with Congress.
The Barnalas share a good rapport with former chief minister and Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh
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