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*[[Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale|Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale Thought]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/who-gave-blood-for-sikhs-sad-as-simranjit-mann-credits-win-to-khalistani-militant-bhindranwale-5445031.html |title='Who Gave Blood for Sikhs': SAD-A's Simranjit Mann Credits Win to Khalistani Militant Bhindranwale |website=News18 |date=27 June 2022 |access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref>
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'''Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)''' is an Indian state political party led by [[Simranjit Singh Mann]],<ref name="Punjab News Express 2015">{{cite web | title=Punjab police laid a seize around Simranjit Singh Mann's residence | website=Punjab News Express | date=30 September 2015 | url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/punjab/news/punjab-police-laid-a-seize-around-simranjit-singh-manns-residence-43951.aspx | access-date=21 October 2015}}</ref> it is a splinter group of the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]. Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) was formed on the 1st of May 1994.
'''Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)''' is political party led by [[Simranjit Singh Mann]],<ref name="Punjab News Express 2015">{{cite web | title=Punjab police laid a seize around Simranjit Singh Mann's residence | website=Punjab News Express | date=30 September 2015 | url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/punjab/news/punjab-police-laid-a-seize-around-simranjit-singh-manns-residence-43951.aspx | access-date=21 October 2015}}</ref> it is a splinter group of the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]. Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) was formed on the 1st of May 1994.


==Electoral success==
==Electoral success==
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==Ideology==
==Ideology==
The Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) advocated the formation of [[Khalistan movement|Khalistan]] and increasing the autonomy for the state of Punjab. Moreover, the party was an advocate for the [[Anandpur Sahib Resolution|Anandpur Sahib Resolution]] which proposed several religious, economic and political aims for the state of Punjab<ref name=asr>{{cite book |last=Singh |first=Amarinder |editor1-last=Siṅgh |editor1-first=Harbans |title=Anandpur Sāhib Resolution |date=1995 |publisher=Punjab University, Patiala, 2002 |location=Patiala, Punjab, India |isbn=9788173801006 |pages=133–141 |edition=4th |url=https://archive.org/details/TheEncyclopediaOfSikhism-VolumeIA-d/page/n149/mode/2up |accessdate=1 July 2022 |language=English}}</ref>. In short, the resolution aimed to: reiterate the separateness of the Sikh tradition from Hinduism; increase the devolution of power from the central government to the states, to provide states with more autonomy; eradicate poverty and starvation through increased production and a more equitable distribution of wealth and also the establishment of a just social order sans exploitation of any kind; remove discrimination on the basis of caste, creed or any other ground; and combat disease and ill health by reducing the use of intoxicants and provision of full facilities for the growth of physical well-being<ref name=asr>{{cite book |last=Singh |first=Amarinder |editor1-last=Siṅgh |editor1-first=Harbans |title=Anandpur Sāhib Resolution |date=1995 |publisher=Punjab University, Patiala, 2002 |location=Patiala, Punjab, India |isbn=9788173801006 |pages=133–141 |edition=4th |url=https://archive.org/details/TheEncyclopediaOfSikhism-VolumeIA-d/page/n149/mode/2up |accessdate=1 July 2022 |language=English}}</ref>. The party has also been critical of extra-judicial killings, torture and genocide of Sikhs by governmental authorities in the 1980-90s.
The Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) advocated the formation of [[Khalistan movement|Khalistan]] and increasing the autonomy for the state of Punjab. It identifies as a party with a pro-Khalistan ideology.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/elections/simranjit-mann-khalistan-advocate-back-in-parliament-after-two-decades-122062600791_1.html|title=Simranjit Mann Khalistan advocate back in Parliament after two decades|newspaper=Business Standard India |date=26 June 2022 |last1=India |first1=Press Trust of }}</ref> It is critical of extra-judicial killings, torture and genocide of Sikhs by governmental authorities in the 1980-90s.

It opposes the [[Sutlej Yamuna link Canal|Sutlej Yamuna Link]] canal noting the canal violates the state's [[Riparian_water_rights|riparian water rights]] and will accelerate ongoing [[Desertification|desertification]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/desertification-fear-unites-all-parties-6232808/ | title='Won't share state's water': Desertification fear unites parties in Punjab | date=24 January 2020 }}</ref>
The party opposes the [[Sutlej Yamuna link Canal|Sutlej Yamuna Link]] canal noting the canal violates the state's [[Riparian_water_rights|riparian water rights]] and will accelerate ongoing [[Desertification|desertification]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/desertification-fear-unites-all-parties-6232808/ | title='Won't share state's water': Desertification fear unites parties in Punjab | date=24 January 2020 }}</ref>


The party contested the [[Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee|SGPC]] elections on the same plank and won three seats.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.akalidalamritsar.in/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 June 2022 |archive-date=31 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331095921/http://akalidalamritsar.in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The party contested the [[Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee|SGPC]] elections on the same plank and won three seats.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.akalidalamritsar.in/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 June 2022 |archive-date=31 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331095921/http://akalidalamritsar.in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)
AbbreviationSAD(A)
PresidentSimranjit Singh Mann
Lok Sabha LeaderMP Simranjit Singh Mann
Founded1st May 1994
HeadquartersQuilla S. Harnam Singh, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, India
Student wingSikh Students Federation
Youth wingYouth Akali Dal Amritsar
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left politics[3]
ECI StatusRegistered
Seats in Lok Sabha
1 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 245
Website
akalidalamritsar.in

Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) is political party led by Simranjit Singh Mann,[4] it is a splinter group of the Shiromani Akali Dal. Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) was formed on the 1st of May 1994.

Electoral success

The party's most significant success was in the 1989 Parliamentary elections when they won 11 out of the 13 seats in Punjab.[5] The party espouses the ideology of Punjabiyat and Sikh nationalism. Moreover, the party won the parliamentary seat of Sangrur in 1999 and the 2022 Sangrur (by-elections). Upon winning the seat, Simranjit Singh Mann gave credit to Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale[6]. Also, Mann emphasized his priority will be to "work with the Punjab government" to "raise the poor economic condition of Sangrur including the condition of farmers under debt"[7].

Ideology

The Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) advocated the formation of Khalistan and increasing the autonomy for the state of Punjab. Moreover, the party was an advocate for the Anandpur Sahib Resolution which proposed several religious, economic and political aims for the state of Punjab[8]. In short, the resolution aimed to: reiterate the separateness of the Sikh tradition from Hinduism; increase the devolution of power from the central government to the states, to provide states with more autonomy; eradicate poverty and starvation through increased production and a more equitable distribution of wealth and also the establishment of a just social order sans exploitation of any kind; remove discrimination on the basis of caste, creed or any other ground; and combat disease and ill health by reducing the use of intoxicants and provision of full facilities for the growth of physical well-being[8]. The party has also been critical of extra-judicial killings, torture and genocide of Sikhs by governmental authorities in the 1980-90s.

The party opposes the Sutlej Yamuna Link canal noting the canal violates the state's riparian water rights and will accelerate ongoing desertification[9]

The party contested the SGPC elections on the same plank and won three seats.[10]

References

  1. ^ India, Press Trust of (26 June 2022). "Simranjit Mann Khalistan advocate back in Parliament after two decades". Business Standard India.
  2. ^ "Khalistani Sikhs are not terrorist:SAD(A)". The Times of India.
  3. ^ Singh, Khushwant (2004). "The Anandpur Sahib Resolution and Other Akali Demands". oxfordscholarship.com/. Oxford University Press. pp. 337–350. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195673098.003.0020. ISBN 978-0-19-567309-8. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Punjab police laid a seize around Simranjit Singh Mann's residence". Punjab News Express. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  5. ^ Election results - full statistical report
  6. ^ "'Who Gave Blood for Sikhs': SAD-A's Simranjit Mann Credits Win to Khalistani Militant Bhindranwale". News18. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  7. ^ "'Sangrur Lok Sabha Byelection Result 2022: SAD (Amritsar) candidate Simranjit Singh Mann wins big in AAP stronghold'". financial express. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  8. ^ a b Singh, Amarinder (1995). Siṅgh, Harbans (ed.). Anandpur Sāhib Resolution (4th ed.). Patiala, Punjab, India: Punjab University, Patiala, 2002. pp. 133–141. ISBN 9788173801006. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  9. ^ "'Won't share state's water': Desertification fear unites parties in Punjab". 24 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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