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Akali Dal to present memo to constitutional review panel
As differences cropped up between ruling coalition partners, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and BJP over the contents of the memorandum proposed to be submitted to the constitutional review panel on behalf of the Punjab government, the Akalis have decided to go ahead with their separate presentation, basing it on the Anandpur Sahib Resolution.
As differences cropped up between ruling coalition partners, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and BJP over the contents of the memorandum proposed to be submitted to the constitutional review panel on behalf of the Punjab government, the Akalis have decided to go ahead with their separate presentation, basing it on the Anandpur Sahib Resolution.
SAD General Secretary Balwinder Singh Bhundar said that his party would shortly submit the memorandum to the review commission as it had prepared a draft pleading for a genuine federal polity with more powers to the states as envisaged in the Anandpur Sahib resolution, adopted by the party in 1978.
The Parkash Singh Badal government had to reverse its earlier decision of submitting a memorandum to the review panel by the state government when the BJP cabinet ministers opposed the Akali demand for scrapping Article 356 that empowered the centre to impose president's rule in any state. The BJP ministers also did not agree with the SAD assertion for greater autonomy to the states.
''These main issues coupled with some other things led to differences between the ruling alliance partners and the state cabinet could not reach a consensus over what should be the memorandum all about,'' Mr Balramji Das Tondon, BJP leader from Punjab said.
Bureau Report
The Parkash Singh Badal government had to reverse its earlier decision of submitting a memorandum to the review panel by the state government when the BJP cabinet ministers opposed the Akali demand for scrapping Article 356 that empowered the centre to impose president's rule in any state. The BJP ministers also did not agree with the SAD assertion for greater autonomy to the states.
''These main issues coupled with some other things led to differences between the ruling alliance partners and the state cabinet could not reach a consensus over what should be the memorandum all about,'' Mr Balramji Das Tondon, BJP leader from Punjab said.
Bureau Report