Opinion: Decline Of Akalis And Rise Of Amritpal Singh — What It Means For Punjab

File image of SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal (L) and Lok Sabha MP Amritpal Singh, who is a vocal advocate for Sikh statehood.

Source : PTI

As the new year unfolds, Punjab finds itself at the heart of a significant political shift. Pro-Khalistan separatist leader and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, alongside Faridkot MP Sarabjit Singh Khalsa, the son of one of Indira Gandhi’s assassins, is poised to announce a committee to formalise their Punjab-based political outfit. This development signals a resurgence of hardline Sikh politics in a state grappling with a leadership vacuum. The decline of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD),