Satvir Kaur Manhera, wife of late Maan Singh Manhera, former national General Secretary of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Thursday joins Shiromani Akali Dal alongwith her son Parwinder Singh Manhera, Kulwinder Kaur Manhera and hundreds of their supporters in the presence of party patron and Chief Minister Punjab Parkash Singh Badal at Chandigarh.
Chandigarh, June 6, 2013: Satvir Kaur Manhera wife of late Maan Singh Manhera, former national General Secretary of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) today joined Shiromani Akali Dal along with her son Parwinder Singh Manhera, Kulwinder Kaur Manhera and hundreds of their supporters in the presence of party patron and Chief Minister Punjab Parkash Singh Badal.
Maan Singh Manhera was resident of Kharar and held senior positions in the BSP. He remained General Secretary of the state unit and also Incharge of Haryana affairs. Considered close to BSP president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, Manhera also contested Vidhan Sabha and Lok Sabha elections.
Welcoming Manhera and her supporters into the party folds, Badal said that all main leaders of various parties having mass base have opted to join Shiromani Akali Dal due to pro-people policies. He said that Punjab was the only state that was continuing Atta-Dal scheme for 17 lakh families without any break for last six years. He said that Punjab is the only state that is giving Rs. 15,000 shagun on the marriage of girls of economically weaker families.
Later in the evening party arranged a function at party head office where Balwinder Singh Bhunder, General Secretary, Ajit Singh Kohar and Sarwan Singh Phillaur, both member PAC and Cabinet Minister Punjab, formally welcomed Manhera and her supporters. It could be mentioned that Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra played important role in bringing Manhera into party folds.
On this occasion, Manhera said that they were motivated with the pro-poor and pro-dalit policies of Shiromani Akali Dal. She said that Shiromani Akali Dal under the “able” leadership of Parkash Singh Badal and Sukhbir Singh Badal always stood for secularism and inclusive growth of all sections of the society.
Prominent among others Jathedar Ujjagar Singh Wadali, District President Mohali and Harinderpal Singh Chandumajra, General Secretary Youth Akali Dal were also present on the occasion.