Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Badal on Thursday dissolved the present organisational structure of the party with a motive to strengthen and reconstitute it for giving more responsibilities to party’s hard working leaders and workers.
After Punjab assembly elections, Sukhbir had discussions with leadership at different levels and felt that in order to strengthen the party from grass root level up to the top, its organisational structure needs to be reconstituted, said SAD secretary and former Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema.
He said that while conducting this reconstitution, dedicated and hard-working old time workers will be given due respect and those youth leaders, women and workers of different wings of party, who had participated in campaign wholeheartedly for the party, will be given due representation in the party organisation.
Cheema said that the party has deputed some senior leaders according to zones, who within a month, will hold meetings in districts of their zones and submit lists of hardworking and dedicated leaders.
These leaders will also look into complaints of some leaders working against the party candidates during the recently concluded assembly elections.
Cheema also said that those found guilty of indulging in activities against the party will not be given any representation in party organisation.
He said that the party will act strongly against those leaders who will be found guilty of working against party.
leaders who have been deputed zone wise included Jathedar Tota Singh for ludhiana urban and rural and Kapurthala, Ajit Singh Kohar for Amritsar urban and rural, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur and Pathankot, Daljit Singh Cheema for Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and Nawanshahr, Sharanjit Singh Dhillon for Ropar, Mohali, Fatehgarh Sahib and Moga, Gulzar Singh Ranike for Bathinda and Sri Mukatsar Sahib, Sikander Singh Maluka for Sangrur and Barnala, Parminder Singh Dhindsa for Patiala and Mansa, Virsa Singh Valtoha for Ferozepur, Faridkot and Fazilka.
He said that two leaders will be attached will all of them and these three member teams will visit districts falling under their zones and submit report by May 30 to the party president.