SAD (Badal) delegation being welcomed by management committee of Southall Gurdwara Sahib

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Badal Dal High Profile Delegation in UK; Sikh bodies refuse to hold talks

By Sikh Siyasat Bureau

September 09, 2016

Southall: As per a release by Manjinder Singh Sirsa, senior leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), a high level delegation of Shiromani Akali Dal Badal is in England to counter alleged “false and malicious” propaganda of opposition party’s the Congress and APP in Punjab. The delegation was welcomed in the “Park Avenue” Singh Sabha Gurdwara of Southall on Thursday.

Speaking at the occasion Rajya Sabha member and SAD (B) leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa claimed that the issue of ‘ black list’ was resolved. He said that the Badal government should get credit to get the issue of black list resolved.

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On the other hand in a written release issued yesterday various Sikh groups of England maintained that they were approached by SAD (B) leaders to hold talks. In this statement Federation of Sikh oorganizations, an umbrella body of various Sikh groups in the United Kingdom, announced to reject the offer of SAD (B) delegation to hold talks.