Bikram Majithia's media adviser and Damdami Taksal spokesperson Prof Sarchand, 5 Akali leaders join BJP

Jalandhar, January 12

SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia’s media adviser and Damdami Taksal spokesperson Prof Sarchand Singh and five other party leaders joined the BJP today in the presence of Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat here.

This comes as a major setback for the SAD ahead of the elections. The leaders have joined the BJP days after Majithia was granted bail in the drugs case.

The Damdami Taksal was one of the few Sikh organisations that welcomed PM Narendra Modi’s announcement of observing December 26 as “Veer Baal Diwas”.

Other SAD leaders who joined the BJP were Didar Singh Bhatti, his son Gurvinder Singh Bhatti, Satwant Singh Mohi, Rajpal Chauhan and Amritpal Singh Dalli. —