Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar): Difference between revisions
Chomskywala (talk | contribs) Undid revision 1097028838 by Chennai Super Kings Lover (talk) The article you've provided doesn't state traditional conservatism; It says Sikhs should not say "Hail, Mother India" and that India should not impose the Geeta forcibly onto Sikhs. The argument that the Akali Dal is traditionalist isn't an incorrect one; but the source you've provided doesn't support the claim you are making. Tags: Undo Disambiguation links added |
Chomskywala (talk | contribs) The article you've cited doesn't claim the SAD(A) follows "extreme-right politics". The words 'extreme' and 'right-wing' are present in the article although never used together. The term extreme is used to pose the question will "extremist politics return" politics i.e. stated here as calls for succession from India; and right-wing is used to refer to "right-wing panthic leaders" when referring people who disagreed with Bhagwants Manns speech. Again, no policies or references to the SAD(A). |
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|ideology = [[Khalistan Movement|Pro-Khalistan]]<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 |agency=Press Trust of India }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/ludhiana/khalistani-sikhs-arent-terrorists-dal-khalsa-sad-a-slam-modi-govt-for-branding-nine-sikhs-as-terrorists/amp_articleshow/76786698.cms|title=Khalistani Sikhs are not terrorist:SAD(A)|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref><br>[[Sikhism]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/sgpcs-1946-resolution-sikh-state-what-simranjit-singh-mann-missed-7918440/|title=Simranjit Singh Mann demanding Sikh state}</ref><br>[[Traditionalism]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/sikhs-don-t-worship-women-in-any-form-so-no-chanting-bharat-mata-ki-jai-mann/story-XF6sDw5GSJCepI7AxM86aK.html|title=Sikhs don't worship women in any form so no chanting Bharat mata ki jai}}</ref><br>[[Minority rights]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/central-government-is-anti-minorities-simranjit-singh-mann-101656274358451.html|title=Central government is anti minorities says Simranjit Singh Mann}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:46, 8 July 2022
Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) | |
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| Abbreviation | SAD(A) |
| President | Simranjit Singh Mann |
| Lok Sabha Leader | Simranjit Singh Mann |
| Founded | 1st May 1994 |
| Headquarters | Quilla S. Harnam Singh, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, India |
| Student wing | Sikh Students Federation |
| Youth wing | Youth Akali Dal Amritsar |
| Ideology | Pro-Khalistan[1][2] Sikhism[3] Traditionalism[4] Minority rights[5] |
| Political position | Centre-left[6] |
| ECI Status | Registered |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 1 / 543 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
| Website | |
| akalidalamritsar | |
Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) is political party led by Simranjit Singh Mann,[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] 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".[10]
The party contested the SGPC elections on the same plank and won three seats.[11]
History and Ideology
Akali politics in post-colonial India have organized around advancing and protecting Sikh political and cultural interests and Punjabi language.[12] By 1973, the Akali's adopted the Anandpur Sahib Resolution a document which advanced a desire for increasing regional autonomy within India's centralized structure of governance, as well as various socio-political concerns.[12]
From 1975 to 1977, the president of India, Indira Gandhi, would institute a state of emergencey suspending elections and civil liberties. During the early phases of the emergency, Akali and Sikh parties would meet in Amritsar to resist the "fascist tendency of the Congress." [13] The Akali Dal would launch the "Campaign to Save Democracy." [13] However, the period would see widespread human rights abuses, including the mass detention of dissidents and opposition; forced sterilizations; constitutional modifications; demolition of homes and displacement of people and suspension of the press.
Following the end of the emergency from 1977 to 1984, the Akali Dal would be re-elected in Punjab and constitute the main opposition to the Indira Gandhi-led Congress government. The period would see an increase in Punjabi nationalism.[12] The party would continue to organize around the adoption of the Anandpur Sahib Resolution.[12] The central government would treat the Anandpur Sahib Resolution as a successionist document, eventually culminating in Operation Blue Star an invasion of Harmindar Sahib on June 1, 1984. The operation would result in mass civilian casualties and precipitate an insurgencey in the Punjab for the formation of khalistan. The Khalistan movement would be brutally suppressed by the central Indian state leading to mass human rights violations, including extrajudicial executions, torture, and mass detention.[12]
On May 1, 1994, the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) would split from the traditional Shiromani Akali Dal.[12] While there are overlaps in ideology between the two parties, the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) remains more radical than its predecessor. The party continues to advocate for the formation of Khalistan and increasing the autonomy of the state of Punjab. Moreover, the party continues to advocate for the Anandpur Sahib Resolution which proposed several religious, economic and political aims for the state of Punjab.[14] The party opposes the Sutlej Yamuna Link canal noting the canal violates the state's riparian water rights and will accelerate ongoing desertification.[15] The party has also been critical of extrajudicial killings, torture and genocide of Sikhs by governmental authorities in the 1980-90s.
Anandpur Sahib Resolution
In short, the Anandpur Sahib 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.[14]
References
- ^ "Simranjit Mann Khalistan advocate back in Parliament after two decades". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Khalistani Sikhs are not terrorist:SAD(A)". The Times of India.
- ^ {{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/sgpcs-1946-resolution-sikh-state-what-simranjit-singh-mann-missed-7918440/%7Ctitle=Simranjit Singh Mann demanding Sikh state}
- ^ "Sikhs don't worship women in any form so no chanting Bharat mata ki jai".
- ^ "Central government is anti minorities says Simranjit Singh Mann".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Punjab police laid a seize around Simranjit Singh Mann's residence". Punjab News Express. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ Election results - full statistical report
- ^ "'Who Gave Blood for Sikhs': SAD-A's Simranjit Mann Credits Win to Khalistani Militant Bhindranwale". News18. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "'Sangrur Lok Sabha Byelection Result 2022: SAD (Amritsar) candidate Simranjit Singh Mann wins big in AAP stronghold'". financial express. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c d e f Singh, Pritnam (2014). "Class, nation and religion: changing nature of Akali Dal politics in Punjab, India". Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. Parties and Political Change in South Asia (1): 55–77. doi:10.1080/14662043.2013.867689. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ a b Grewal, J.S. (1991). The Sikhs of the Punjab. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139053365. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "'Won't share state's water': Desertification fear unites parties in Punjab". 24 January 2020.
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