The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday said former Chief Minister and SAD (longowal) leader Surjit Singh Barnala had finally shown his true colours and proved that he was all along a Congress stooge who had bartered the interests of the ‘panth’ and the State for his own selfish family interests.
In a statement here, SAD Secretary General Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa said Barnala and his rag tag party the SAD(l) had become irrelevant in Punjab and realising this Barnala had decided to support the Congress in a foolhardy attempt to create a political future for his family.
“However by doing so Barnala has proved that his outfit was all along a B team of the Congress,” the Akali leader, who is contesting the Sangrur parliamentary seat as the SAD candidate, said. He said it was despicable that Barnala had arrived at a deal with the Congress.