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	Shiromani Akali Dal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Akali Dal, also termed as Shiromani Akali Dal (Akali Religious Party), is a Sikh political party mainly based in Punjab, India.
		Akali Dal came to power in Punjab but many a times their governments were dismissed by the Congress Party ruling at the federal level.
		In the 1980s, the Akali Dal was torn when a young fundamentalist priest Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale began an anti-India terrorist group, demanding an independent Sikh state.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Akali_Dal (606 words)

	India - Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir
		Akali Dal members were engaged in a heated competition with the Congress (I) over control of the Punjab assembly.
		Public support for the Akali Dal government, however, was soon undermined by Rajiv Gandhi's failure to fulfill his commitments, such as the transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab, as enunciated in the Gandhi-Longowal Accord.
		Most Akali Dal groups and militants called for a boycott of the poll, and the election turnout was a record low of 20 percent.
	www.countrystudies.us /india/117.htm (1633 words)

	The Tribune...Saturday Plus Head
		The birth of the Akali Dal was from the milieu of the gurdwara reform movement and the national freedom movement under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi.
		It seems that the grassroot leaders of the Akali Dal who were interested in petty advantages and favours from the local administration fell foul of Sardar Gurnam Singh because he would not interfere in the administration at the behest of the local Akali jathedars.
		The massive support for Badal’s faction among all the factions of the Akali Dal when he faced the manoeuvring of the Akali Takht and went ahead to forge an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party is indicative of the fact that the Sikh masses are no longer prepared to permit a destructive emotional flmail.
	www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99feb27/saturday/head2.htm (1258 words)

	The Sikh Coalition
		The Shiromani Akali Dal gives first priority to the redrafting of the taxation structure in such a way that the burden of taxation is shifted from the poor to the richer classes and an equitable distribution of national income ensured.
		As such, the Shiromani Akali Dal urges upon the Government of India to abolish the excise duty on tractors, sot that with the decrease in their prices, the smaller farmers may also be able to avail themselves of farm machinery and contribute to increase in agricultural produce of the country.
		This vast gathering of the Shiromani Akali Dal strongly impresses upon the Government of India that keeping in vies that economic backwardness of the scheduled and non-scheduled castes, provisions proportionate to their population should be made in the budget for utilization for their welfare.
	www.sikhcoalition.org /Sikhism21.asp (3439 words)

	Encyclopedia: Khalistan
		The true test of democracy, in the opinion of the Shiromani Akali Dal, is that the minorities should feel that they are really free and equal partners in the destiny of their countryâ¦to bring home a sense of freedom to the Sikhs, it is vital that there should be a Punjabi speaking language and culture.
		The demands of the Akali Dal were based on the Anandpur Sahib Resolution, which was adopted by the party in October 1973 to raise specific political, economic and social issues.
		In August 1982, the Akali Dal under the leadership of Harcharan Singh Longowal launched the dharam yudh morcha, or the âbattle for righteousness.â Bhindranwale and the Akali Dal united for the first time; their goal was the fulfillment of the demands based on the Anandpur Sahib Resolution.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Khalistan (9656 words)

	NameTraq \| Last Name: Badal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Akali Dal chief and former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday met Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and urged for a Central Bureau of...
		Akali Dal president Parkash Singh Badal said, "It is time the chief minister lived up to his assurance given in the state assembly that he would refer any...
		Akali Dal President and former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today demanded a CBI inquiry into the alleged involvement of Raninder Singh, son of...
	www.nametraq.org /Jan04/B/Badal.shtml (2578 words)

	Punjabi Suba
		However, instead of inviting the Akali Dal, which represented the Sikhs, to form the Ministry the Governor nominated a Congressman as the Chief Minister of the State.
		But in the elections of February 1952, the Akali Dal, contesting on the plank of reorganisation of Punjab which then incorporated Haryana and parts of Himachal Pradesh as a linguistically harmonious State, won majority in PEPSU Assembly.
		With the failure of these experiments in the State government, it dawned on the rank and the file of the Akali Dal that governments formed by them in the State under the existing circumstances were doomed to expend themselves in the exertions to survive against the subversive manipulations of the Centre.
	www.punjabilok.com /misc/terrorism/2.htm (883 words)

	tribuneindia... Jammu and Kashmir
		The Akali Dal had forged alliance with the BSP but when the BSP started aligning itself with the Congress the Dal had no other option to join hands with the BJP because the Congress was the enemy of both the BJP and the Akali Dal.
		In reply to a question he said the alliance between the BJP and the Akali Dal whether in Punjab or at the Centre was smooth.
		The Punjab Akali leader announced that Mr Balwant Singh was the President of the state unit of the Akali Dal (B) and Mr H.S. Raina as its Working President thereby setting at rest speculation about new leadership of the Akali Dal unit in Jammu and Kashmir.
	www.tribuneindia.com /1998/98nov05/j&k.htm (560 words)

	Shiromani Akali Dal -- Shiromani Akali Dal, eller Akali Dal, är ett politisk... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Shiromani Akali Dal, eller Akali Dal, är ett politiskt parti för sikher i den indiska delstaten Punjab.
		Den första stora frågan för Akali Dal var att få bilda en egen sikhisk delstat i Indien, vilket lyckades 1966, och partiet kunde också vinna valet och sätta sig i delstatsregering.
		Shiromani Akali Dal, den fraktion som kontrollerar delstatsregering och representation i Lok Sabha,
	akali_dal.exsudo.se (196 words)

	The Punjab Heritage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ethnic conciousness of having a separate territorial identity and the religio-political mobilization of the Sikhs by the Akali Dal for the protection of their separate identity brought it into conflict with the norms of behaviour imposed by the State for the articulation and accommodation of ethnic demands in the broader context of the federal polity.
		The clash between the perspective of the Akali Dal on the problems of Sikh identity and the norms laid down by the State culminated in the demand for Khalistan.
		The executive committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal had passed a resolution in March, 1946 demanding the creation of a sikh state "for the preservation and protection of the religious cultural and economic rights of the Sikh nation".
	www.punjabheritage.com /brar.htm (6316 words)

	Gateway to Sikhism: Famous Sikhs:Harchand Singh Laungowal
		In the mid-term poll held in 1969 he was elected as a nominee of the Shiromani Akali Dal, to the Punjab Legislative Assembly, defeating the Congress heavy weight, Babu Brish Bhan, who had been chief minister of Patiala and East Punjab States Union.
		In 1977 in the general election of India, he was given the Akali nomination for Parliament from a constituency from Punjab but he declined the offer which enhanced his political reputation and stature.
		In 1975 he was asked to led the Akali Dal's resistance against the Emergency clamped down upon the people of India denying all civil liberties.
	www.allaboutsikhs.com /person/hslaungowal.htm (510 words)

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		The Akali Dal, regularly hounded by Vigilance Bureau sleuths and Amarinder’s here-I-come threats, fired the first salvo — sources say on cue from a PR firm — bringing into public domain issues designed to embarrass the CM now on a self-proclaimed anti-graft drive.
		Akali Dal, the first off the block, has maintained a lead in the ad war, with its spin doctors today spending considerable time to craft the next in the series which focuses on the troubled Congress-Sikh ties, and directly accuses Congress president Sonia Gandhi of being their tormentor.
		Political analysts said the Akali Dal was clearly using the campaign to give the Badal-versus-Amarinder battle a Sonia-versus-Sikhs spin.
	www.indianexpress.com /print.php?content_id=27309 (430 words)

	'Congress cannot browbeat us'
		He is carrying out a political campaign against the Akali Dal to suppress the Akali leadership as well as its workers.
		Tohra's Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal was not strong enough to win seats but it could damage the chances of the Shiromani Akali Dal.
		It is unfortunate that the Shiromani Akali Dal which fought in the freedom movement along with other national leaders should be accused of anti-national activities.
	www.rediff.com /news/2003/jul/02inter.htm (1056 words)

	Sikhs in Punjab
		The Akali Dal (Army of the Immortals), a political-religious movement founded in 1920, preached a return to the roots of the Sikh religion.
		Akali Dal only achieved limited concessions from the government and Sikh separatists prepared for battle.
		A peace agreement was concluded between the Indian Government and moderate Akali Dal Sikhs led by Harchand Singh Longowal in July 1985, which granted many of the Sikh community's longstanding demands.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/war/punjab.htm (1879 words)

	Sanatan Sikhi - Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Jathedar (head) of the Budha Dal is traditionally seen as the head of the entire Sikh Nation and commander-in-chief of the Sikh army.
		Dumala - Conical turban worn by the Akali Nihangs and the Nihang Singhs.
		Tarna Dal - In 1734, Akali Nihang Kapur Singh split the Akali Nihang Khalsa into the Budha Dal (superior and comprising of older, wiser and battle hardened warriors) and the Tarna Dal (comprising of younger warriors).
	www.sarbloh.info /htmls/glossary.html (1181 words)

	Senior Akali Dal leaders embarrass party - NDTV.com - News on Senior Akali Dal leaders embarrass party
		The ruling Akali Dal in Punjab has admitted that it's been embarrassed with five of its senior leaders being punished by the Sikh clergy, especially as elections are to be held in a few months from now.
		The opposition Akali parties, in a bid to rally together the Sikh vote bank, have been quick to exploit this issue, criticizing Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for not protecting Sikh interests.
		The biggest opposition party, the Congress, however sees the whole controversy as an attempt by the Akali parties to polarize the Sikh vote ahead of the assembly elections to be held in a few months.
	www.ndtv.com /template/template.asp?template=Punjabpolls&id=17710&callid=1 (351 words)

	GN Online: Akali-BJP alliance set for total rout
		While the Akali Dal-BJP combine appear resigned to their fate, citing various reasons including lack of proper projection of achievements of the state government headed by Parkash Singh Badal, the breakaway Panthic Morcha has cast its doubts on the authenticity of the exit poll results.
		Simranjit Singh Mann, chief of Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann) whose party is a partner in the Panthic Morcha, said that one should be prepared for some surprises when counting of votes is taken up on February 24.
		While Mann sounded confident that a united Akali Dal would have easily won this election, he has ruled out any possibility of it in the wake of the expected massive defeat, saying Badal has moved too close to the BJP and there is no common meeting ground left.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=41135 (870 words)

	The Akali and Dravidian Movements:
		The Akali and the Dravidian movements are proud that it is these movements who proposed and always stood along with the principle of federalism in the modern history of India.
		The Akali Dal is the outcome of decades of Sikh revival movement in the modern period and also is the political face of the Sikhs.
		It is interesting to note the relations between the Akali Party and the Shiromani gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, the opex body of the religious institutions of the Sikhs.
	www.sikhreview.org /july2001/pers2.htm (1505 words)

	THE UNIQUE SPIRIT OF SIKHSIM
		In 1967 Akali Dal formed the first non-Congress Government in Punjab with the support of Jan Sangh and the Communist party.
		After that Akali Dal formed the non-Congress Government twice, but both the times it was with the help of Jan Sangh or Janata Party.
		On contrary, if the Akali Dal leader show split, and entered into underhand negotiations with her, she will not only outmaneuver them, but also defeat the efforts jointly put in by all Sikhs in Dharam Yudh agitation for acceptance of Anandpur Sahib Resolution.
	www.panthkhalsa.org /raj/raj_1984.php (1569 words)

	Akali -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Akalis were also known as nihangs (Persian: “crocodiles”; a name first used by the Mughals for their suicide squads) and wore a distinctive blue uniform.
		The Akali name was revived in the 1920s during the gurdwara reform movement as a semimilitary corps of volunteers raised to oppose the British government.
		After the Sikhs regained control of their gurdwaras, or shrines, the Akalis continued to represent the Sikh community in the Punjab and took the lead in the agitation for a Punjabi-speaking, Sikh-majority state.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9005260?tocId=9005260 (527 words)

	indiainfo.com -> News -> India -> Akali legislator returns to Badal fold (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Chandigarh: The ruling Akali Dal headed by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday received a shot in the arm following the return to its fold of a breakaway legislator.
		With his return, the strength of the Badal-led Akali Dal has gone up to 63 in the state Assembly of 117 members in which one seat is vacant.
		The Badal-led Dal, which has moved the state Assembly speaker to declare Shatrana, along with 12 other rebels, as "unattached members", is expected to withdraw the petition against Shatrana.
	news.indiainfo.com /2000/07/28/akali.html (260 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Chandigarh, June 13: Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal leader Gurcharan Singh Tohra, who met Akali chief Parkash Singh Badal for the first time in five years, declared today that they had decided to bury their differences.
		Tohra said the united Shiromani Akali Dal would continue its alliance with the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre.
		With the gram panchayat election due on June 29, the Akalis, who have been alleging police harassment against party supporters, have also decided to take on the administration if faced with police excesses.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1030614/asp/nation/story_2067873.asp (523 words)

	55 lakh Sikh voters to exercise their franchise - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		With the Centre and the state government refusing to deploy central forces despite persistent demand from the Akali Dal led by Parkash Singh Badal, there are apprehensions of clashes between supporters of rival parties and even with the police and polling staff.
		Akali Dal supremo Badal has also alleged that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had failed to fulfil his promise of appointing central observers and sending central forces for conducting free and fair polls to the SGPC general house.
		While the main Akali Dal led by Badal is contesting all the 170 seats, other splinter Akali factions, Akali Dal (Amritsar) which is led by Simranjit Singh mann, Akali Dal led by former Speaker Ravi Inder Singh, Akali Dal (Panthic), Panthic Morcha and the Dal Khalsa are also in the fray.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/july112004/n4.asp (752 words)

	The Hindu : Akali Dal to contest 10 seats; leaves 3 for BJP
		The Akali Dal supremo, Parkash Singh Badal, announced five candidates while addressing a rally in Ferozepur this afternoon.
		Some resentment was aired in the party over the nomination of some candidates, which the Akali leadership seems to have managed well so far.
		All speculation regarding the change in numbers or alignment of seats, has been laid to rest, even though the BJP chief, Venkaiah Naidu, was quoted to have said that the talks about seat-sharing were yet to take place.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2004/02/25/stories/2004022509490500.htm (361 words)

	Police and Politics in the 20th Century Punjab
		The fourth chapter details the formation of the Akali Dal taking over the political role of the Chief Khalsa Diwan in 1920, and its agitation to take control of its gurdwaras and the beginning of the Non Co-operation Movement of the National Congress.
		In 1938, Baldev Singh as President of the Akali Dal, declared in a public speech, "I accept the Congress as the only organisation of national honour and self-respect." He was to be appointed Defence Minister in the Nehru Cabinet in 1946.
		In May 1947, when the British P.M. invited leaders of all parties to a conference in London, the Akalis failed to send their man. As late as April 1947, we find the Akali Dal passing a resolution accepting a division of the Punjab on a communal basis.
	www.sikhpoint.com /religion/resources/policepolitics.htm (1266 words)

	Sikh History:Punjabi Suba - 1966
		Yet the Akali Dal was stoutly opposed on the Punjabi Suba issue by the Khalsa Dal, a new party created by Congress Sikhs with the support of the government.
		Slogans for Maha(Greater) Punjab by opponents of the Akali Dal were also forbidden, but the order was primarily aimed at preventing the Sikhs from uttering Punjabi Suba slogans in their Baisakhi procession.
		The Shiromani Akali Dal continued to protest against the ban as an attack on the civic rights of the people.
	www.allaboutsikhs.com /events/punjsuba.htm (3431 words)

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