Chandigarh, March 3 -- The Akal Takht constituted committee has decided to work out the modalities to start the membership drive for the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), after the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs on Saturday stated that as per the December 2 decree, they did not require the cooperation of the party's existing leadership for the reorganisation.

The month-long recruitment drive organised by the leaders from the Sukhbir Badal camp ended on February 25, and the party had proposed to hold the election of the party's office bearer on March 1, but later deferred it. So far, no new date for the party's internal polls has been announced.

"Giani Raghbir Singh's (Akal Takht jathedar) comment that the committee did not require the coop...