Manpreet Singh Ayali, a senior Akali Dal leader who had parted ways with SAD due to differences with its president Sukhbir Badal, has clarified today that he will only align with a Panthic party and never associate with the AAP, “because it is not a Panthic party, and all of its operations are being run from Delhi”.
An AI-generated image is doing rounds, in which Ayali, Bibi Jagir Kaur and Prem Singh Chandumajra have been shown with CM Bhagwant Mann, which has led people to start speculating that perhaps the three have joined AAP. Denying this, Ayali said that this was an AI-generated image and that he had nothing to do with it, and he would never join the AAP because its ideology was different from the Panthic agenda.
However, he had also formed an alliance with Waris Punjab De and a committee was constituted comprising equal number of members from both Waris Punjab De and Ayali’s party. But nothing much has taken place after that.
He pointed out that many of the rebel SAD leaders did not like the working of Bibi Jagir Kaur and Chandumajra due to which even SAD (Punar Surjit) was also divided.
“Ultimately, we all have to be united and reach a consensus, and all are waiting for that,” said Ayali, adding that their roots were still with SAD, but they were against Sukhbir Badal. “If he leaves the presidentship for the sake of the party, all will show a united face,” he added.
