Addressing gatherings in Gidderbaha and Muktsar assembly segments, Sukhbir said the national parties have caused ample loss to Punjab as they are based in Delhi. The former deputy chief minister appealed to the electors to “stop experimenting and choose the ones who are your own.”
The merger took place almost four years after Dhindsa and his son, former finance minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa, were expelled from the party in February 2020 for alleged anti-party activities, after which they floated the SAD (Sanyukt)
Sources said most of the leaders supported the merger move and the SAD (S) decided to form a panel, which will take feedback from the district units of the party to submit a report to Dhindsa on the possibility of merger and other modalities.
Bhagwant Mann, Chief Minister of Punjab, held a roadshow with AAP candidate Sushil Kumar Rinku in Jalandhar, attacking the Congress and Akali Dal for amassing property worth billions of rupees. Mann also accused former industries minister Shyam Sundar Arora of collecting large amounts of money from industrialists.