SHIROMANI AKALI Dal (SAD) expelled Taksali Akali leader and Khadoor Sahib Member of Parliament Ranjit Singh Brahmpura, his son Ravinder Singh Brahmpura, former Member of Parliament Rattan Singh Ajnala and his son Amarpal Singh ‘Bony’ Ajnala from primary membership of the party for “indulging in anti-party activities”.
The party’s core committee at its meeting held here decided to expel these leaders from the primary membership of the party for six years for “indulging in anti-party activities”.
Akali Dal leader and spokesperson Harcharan Bains said the party regretted that Mr. Brahmpura and Mr. Rattan Ajnala and their sons, who are also members of the party, have recently been acting in a manner which showed utter insensitivity and disregard for the respect extended to them by the party leaders – Parkash Singh Badal and party president Sukhbir Singh Badal.
A statement by SAD said that the Core Committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal Sunday decided “with a heavy heart” to expel the four leaders from primary membership of the party for six years.
“The core committee felt that Mr. Parkash Singh Badal and Mr. Sukhbir Badal displayed extraordinary patience, humility and tolerance even in the face of utterly unwarranted personal attacks against them and against the party by these leaders,” said Mr. Bains.
Khadoor Sahib MP Brahmpura, had resigned from the party last month on age and health grounds.