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Chandigarh, Sep 27: The Shiromani Akali Dal quit the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over farm bills, but strains in relations between the two oldest allies had begun surfacing for over a year.
Sukhbir Singh Badal
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal announced the decision to snap ties with the NDA on Saturday night amid the stepped up farmer agitation in Punjab over the three farm legislations which were recently passed by Parliament.
It was, however, not for the first time that the two allies had differed on several issues, including various legislations.
On the Citizenship Amendment Act, the SAD had…