Akali Dal said he left the alliance over controversial farm bills (File)
New Delhi:
Shiromani Akali Dal, one of BJP’s oldest allies, said on Saturday he was quitting the ruling party’s National Democratic Alliance (NDA) after sharp differences over the three controversial agricultural sector bills passed. at the beginning of the month.
Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal previously said the Akalis – which initially supported the bills – were reviewing relations with the ruling party and also asked President Ram Nath Kovind to “please stand with the farmers” and not approve the laws.
Akali Dal which draws much of its electoral base from Punjab farmers who vehemently opposed the new laws for fear of ending the price support system (MSP) and the entry of private actors who , they say, marginal farmers at risk.
