Amritsar: Jailed MP Amritpal Singh-led Shiromani Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) on Thursday inducted international kabaddi player Amarjit Singh Amba Sursingh into the party and offered to accommodate a member of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota’s family if any of them wished to contest the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections. The party also ruled out any political alliance with other outfits, asserting that it would contest the elections on its own.Sukhwinder Singh Agwan, a member of the party’s parliamentary board and coordinator of its talmel committee, said the induction of Amba, along with his associates, reflected the growing support for ADWPD among different sections of society.He said the party was also open to giving electoral representation to Jhota’s family, indicating its willingness to accommodate a family member in the electoral contest if they expressed an interest in entering politics.Agwan said the party was focused on strengthening its organisational base and would take decisions on candidates and electoral strategy in the near future. He maintained that there was no question of allying with any other political outfit.ADWPD spokesperson Shamsher Singh Padhri said the party’s political agenda centred on Punjab’s rights, protection of its waters, Punjabi identity, the future of youth, eradication of drugs, and justice. He said the party was seeking to provide an alternative to traditional political formations and was receiving support from people from different walks of life.On the occasion, Amba said he joined the party after being impressed by its stand on Punjab’s rights and its vision for the state’s progress. He assured the leadership that he would work to strengthen the organisation.
