Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday accused his former ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party, of being the “real tukde tukd...
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday accused his former ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party, of being the “real tukde tukde gang”, amid the ongoing farm law protests. “Tukde-tukde gang” is a term used to target people the BJP and its supporters allege are out to balkanise India.
“The BJP is the real tukde tukde gang in the country,” Badal tweeted. “It has smashed national unity to pieces, shamelessly inciting Hindus against Muslims & now desperate setting peace loving Punjabi Hindus against their Sikh brethren especially farmers.”
The SAD chief also alleged that the saffron party was “pushing patriotic Punjab into communal flames.”
The Shiromani Akali Dal, one of BJP’s oldest ally, had quit the National Democratic Alliance in September amid sharp difference with the saffron party over the farm laws. SAD leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal had also quit from the Union Cabinet on September 18.
BJP is the real #TukdeTukdeGang in the country. It has smashed national unity to pieces,shamelessly inciting Hindus against Muslims & now desperate setting peace loving Punjabi Hindus against their Sikh brethren esp #farmers. They're pushing patriotic Punjab into communal flames. pic.twitter.com/7adwVmoDgj
— Sukhbir Singh Badal (@officeofssbadal) December 15, 2020
Badal’s comments came after several BJP leaders claimed that anti-national forces have become a part of the farmers’ protests. The...
