SAD lashes out at BJP for inducting its lone MLA in Haryana into its fold

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday lashed out at the BJP for inducting its lone sitting MLA in Haryana into its fold, saying what the the saffron party has done is "unethical and unfortunate".

Badal said every relationship has a 'maryada' (dignity) and inducting SAD's sitting MLA in its fold violates the dignity of their alliance.

SAD's lone MLA from Kalanwali Balkaur Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi on Thursday, where he praised Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for providing an "honest" government to the state.

Badal said the alliance with the saffron party was intact in Punjab and Delhi and asserted that the SAD would contest the Haryana assembly polls alone.

"There is a 'maryada' (dignity) of relationship (alliance). What BJP has done, inducting our sitting MLA (into its own fold) is unethical and violated the maryada (dignity)," Sukhbir told reporters in Amritsar district.

Replying to a question, he said "The SAD has decided to contest Haryana assembly polls alone.There is no problem in Punjab where we have an alliance with the BJP. Our alliance (with BJP) in Punjab and Delhi is intact."
"What they have done is strongly condemnable especially with a party which has stood by it all the time. Doing such thing with that party is very unfortunate and our party strongly condemns it."