Parkash Singh Badal (garlanded) being taken into custody by the police in Chandigarh in 1987, he was released the same day
JALANDHAR: Shiromani Akali Dal, the second oldest party of the country, will complete 100 years of its formation on Monday. The party, with many glorious chapters in its history, is now in crisis and the biggest indication of this crisis is its near absence from the protests led by the farmers of Punjab, who are mostly Sikh.
For a political party, which was at the centre of several mass agitations in the past, being reduced to the role of a bystander in one of the biggest protests in the country has been a major setback.
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When SAD stood for Pathans
Though it was the period when all communities were catering to their interests only, Master Tara Singh decided to sent an Akali Jatha to Peshawar in support of Pathans, who faced British atrocities during the Civil Disobedience Movement. Master Tara Singh left for Peshawar on May 10, 1930, with 100 Sikhs. He was arrested in Lahore whereas other members of Jatha were beaten with sticks to stop their march to Peshawar. While Master Tara Singh was in jail, he was elected SGPC president.
Nehru Committee and Communal award
The Simon Commission had noted that it was an injustice with Sikhs that Muslims got 30 per cent seats in Uttar Pradesh despite in legislature with their 14 per cent population where as Sikhs could get only 18 per cent seats in Punjab against 13 per cent population.
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