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Farmer leader Raminder Singh, who is knowledgeable about the politics of Punjab, says that the people had given the Badal family a full opportunity. Becoming CM five times is not a small thing. They didn’t do anything. Had some work been done, today rural Punjab would have come out in their support. Akali Dal did nothing for employment, de-addiction and development. One is unemployment and then intoxication, no one has even tried to peep into this in the Akali Dal government…
PM Modi touching the feet of Parkash Singh Badal
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Almost all the big forts collapsed in the tsunami of ‘Aam Aadmi Party’ in Punjab elections. Parkash Singh Badal, whom Prime Minister Modi addressed as India’s ‘Nelson Mandela’ at a rally, himself and most of his family members have faced defeat. He has held the post of Chief Minister five times. He was a special friend of his. Ch. Devi Lal ‘Tau’, who has been two-time Chief Minister of Haryana from Deputy Prime Minister of the country, had also gone through some similar situations in the last phase of his life. Just as today Shiromani Akali Dal’s veteran leader Parkash Singh Badal has lost the legislative election, similarly ‘Tau’ could not even become an MLA while being the Deputy PM. In both the states, it has been said about the clan of ‘Tau’ and ‘Badal’ leaders that they could not handle the legacy of Badal and Devi Lal. Experts say that people had started feeling towards both the families that now there is no chance of the other in politics.
Malwa region Shiromani Akali Dal stronghold
Apart from Parkash Singh Badal, many members of his family were trying their luck in the Punjab assembly elections. When the EVMs opened, not only Parkash Singh Badal, but also his son and former deputy CM Sukhbir Badal, nephew Manpreet Badal, son-in-law Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon and Sukhbir Badal’s brother-in-law Sahib Bikram Majithia also lost the election. Parkash Singh Badal was winning continuously since 1997 from Lambi assembly seat in Muktsar district. The Malwa region of Punjab was said to be the stronghold of Shiromani Akali Dal. That stronghold also collapsed in your storm. Let us tell you that during the 1920s Punjab was an undivided state. At that time, the Shiromani Akali Dal was founded by Master Tara Singh to protect the rights and interests of the Sikhs. It was said about the Akali Dal that this party would follow the Sikh sect and religious principles. Akali Dal got special recognition after the present Punjab came into existence in 1966.
Badal, country’s oldest candidate
Badal has been the oldest candidate of the country in the Punjab Assembly elections. His age is 94 years. His party Akali Dal got only three seats out of 117. Farmer leader Raminder Singh, who is knowledgeable about the politics of Punjab, says that the people had given the Badal family a full opportunity. Becoming CM five times is not a small thing. They didn’t do anything. Had some work been done, today rural Punjab would have come out in their support. Akali Dal did nothing for employment, de-addiction and development. One was unemployment and then intoxication, no one even tried to peep into this in the Akali Dal government. Leaders of other parties have been alleging that Badal family members have pushed Punjab towards drugs. The sacrilege case of Guru Granth Sahib went against the Akali Dal. Drug mafia, liquor mafia, transport mafia, cable mafia, illegal sand mining and corruption in government departments, Shiromani Akali Dal did not do any work for this. The party workers started feeling that now this party has become a fiefdom of one family.
Devilal and Badal’s friendship in discussion
The friendship of Devilal and Badal was very much discussed in Haryana and Punjab. Parkash Singh Badal used to play an important role in the INLD and BJP alliance. Both the families belong to the Jat community. Although Jatt Sikh is spoken in Punjab. Devi Lal created panic in the 1987 Haryana Assembly elections by winning 85 out of 90 seats. Chaudhary Devi Lal was accepted as the leader of the parliamentary party by a majority after the 1989 general election. He made VP Singh the Prime Minister saying that I am the oldest. Everyone calls me Tau. I like to remain tau. I entrust this post to VP Singh. He was the Deputy Prime Minister from 1989-1991. Prior to that he had been the Chief Minister of Haryana twice. Famous journalist MJ Akbar wrote in a memoir on the death of Devilal, in fact, Devilal had realized that urban India was not ready to accept him, so he withdrew himself from the race for the highest post. . While being the Deputy Prime Minister, Devi Lal had to face defeat in the 1991 assembly elections from Ghirai, besides the Lok Sabha. After his death in 2001, Omprakash Chautala took over the reins of the party. After that he also became the Chief Minister.
Allegations of familyism and casteism on Devi Lal’s family
Devilal and Badal, after a time people became very angry with these two families. Ravindra Kumar, a senior journalist in Haryana, says that both the families had one thing in common. It was that he did not allow any other leader in the party to come forward. In Haryana also, there were allegations of familyism against Devi Lal’s family. Many leaders said goodbye to the party due to this reason. There were allegations of racism. From job to other things, only one caste started getting prominence. People got fed up with crime and corruption. In 2004, the Congress party overthrew the power of the Devi Lal family. Since then till now the Devilal family tries to come to power, but the public is not ready to accept them. Now two parties in the family have become JJP and INLD. However, the JJP is part of the current Khattar government. Dushyant Chautala is the Deputy CM. Devilal and Parkash Singh Badal, both were farmer leaders, but when they came to power, Haldhar could not do much good. In 1989, Devi Lal had contested from three seats in Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. They won from Rajasthan and Haryana. Later he left the Rohtak seat. When general elections were held again in 1991, Bhupendra Hooda defeated him from Rohtak seat. After that he could never win the Lok Sabha elections from this seat. Even today it is believed in the state that JJP and INLD are trapped in familism.