Chandigarh, Nov 16 (Reporter) Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday submitted his resignation to the party’s Working Committee to pave way for the election of the new President of SAD. While submitting his resignation, Badal expressed his profuse gratitude to the party rank and file for their unstinted support and said he would always be beholden to them for the manner in which they had stood like a rock with him and extended their overwhelming cooperation to him throughout his tenure. Senior party leader Dr Daljit Singh Cheema disclosed that the party’s Working President, Balwinder Singh Bhunder had convened an emergency meeting of the Working Committee on November 18 at the party’s headquarters here. He said the Committee would consider Mr Badal’s resignation and chart out the next course of action, including conduct of election for the new President of the party. Cheema disclosed that the last election to the post of the President and the organizational structure of the party was held in December, 2019. The Senior SAD leader said as the elections were due next month, Mr Badal had chosen to resign to clear the way for the conduct of this exercise. “As part of this drive, first a membership drive will be conducted following which Circle delegates will be elected. The Circle delegates will in turn choose the District delegates who will elect the state delegates”. Dr Cheema said the State delegates, who constituted the general house would elect the President and office bearers as well as the Working Committee of the Party...////...