Chandigarh 18 Dec 2104 : Punjabi Sufi-singer turned politician Hans Raj Hans has resigned From Shiromani Akali Dal Badal (SAD).Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) vice-president and remarkable Sufi thespian Hans Raj Hans has quiescent from a primary membership of a party. He is expected to join a saffron celebration in a nearby future.
Hans confirmed the development saying that he has forwarded his resignation to the party president through SAD district president Gurcharan Singh Channi.Channi said he has received the resignation letter and it is being sent to the party chief.
The singer, who was handpicked by Sukhbir to join the SAD in 2008 in order to contest the 2009 parliamentary polls from Jalandhar, had lost by a margin of more than 36,000 votes to Congress candidate Mohinder Singh Kaypee. However, he had managed to get a big lead from rural areas falling under the seat, especially Nakodar and Shahkot, which are dominated by Valmiki voters.
Hans calls himself an admirer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He claims that his association with Modi dates back to 2001, when after the Bhuj earthquake, he performed at a charity show organised by the Gujarat government. When asked about whether he would join the saffron party, he replied, “For the time being, I cannot said anything.”