AMRITSAR, April 13 -- Soon after being elected as party president, Sukhbir Singh Badal, in his speech, alleged that previous jathedars of Sikh Takhts (temporal seats) were under the control of the BJP-led Centre and the SGPC executive committee ended the conspiracy to finish SAD by removing them.

Terming what happened at Akal Takht in relation to affairs of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) as a conspiracy to finish the party, Sukhbir said the conspiracy started when the party parted ways with BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over (now repealed) three farm laws.

"In the last six months, a big conspiracy was hatched to finish the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and its leadership. Basically, this conspiracy started at the time when we parted...