Shiromani Akali Dal accepts Sukhbir Badal's resignation as party chief

Badal's resignation was accepted in the working committee meeting held at the party's headquarters in Chandigarh.

The move came over a month after Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh had asked the SAD to implement the December 2 edict at the earliest.

On December 2, the Akal Takht had ordered the SAD working committee to accept the resignation of Sukhbir Singh Badal, who had been declared tankhaiya (guilty of religious misconduct) for the mistakes committed during the SAD regime in Punjab.