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	'''Parkash Singh Badal''' ({{lang-pa\|ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਾਦਲ}}; born 8 December 1927) is an ~~[[India]]n~~ politician who was [[List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)\|Chief Minister]] of [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]] state from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980, from 1997 to 2002, and from 2007 to 2017. He is also the patron of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] (SAD), a [[Sikhism\|Sikh-centered]] regional political party. He was the president of the party from 1995 to 2008, when he was replaced by his son [[Sukhbir Singh Badal]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/8203/38/ \|title=Sukhbir Badal becomes youngest president of Shiromani Akali Dal \|publisher=Punjab Newsline \|date=31 January 2008 \|first=Satinder \|last=Bains \|access-date=10 December 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128073903/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/8203/38/ \|archive-date=28 November 2010 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/badal-jr-is-akali-president/article1190865.ece Badal Jr. is Akali president]. ''The Hindu''. (1 February 2008). Retrieved 17 October 2015.</ref> As the patron of SAD he exercises a strong influence on the [[Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee]]<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110919/main1.htm SAD-Sant Samaj combine sweeps SGPC elections]. ''The Tribune''. Retrieved 17 October 2015.</ref> and [[Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/manmohan-singh-ranked-worlds-most-powerful-influential-sikh-1221009.html\|title=Manmohan Singh ranked world's most powerful, influential Sikh – Firstpost\|date=10 November 2013\|newspaper=Firstpost\|access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the second-highest civilian award, [[Padma Vibhushan]], in 2015.		'''Parkash Singh Badal''' ({{lang-pa\|ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਾਦਲ}}; born 8 December 1927) is an Indian politician who was [[List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)\|Chief Minister]] of [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]] state from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980, from 1997 to 2002, and from 2007 to 2017. He is also the patron of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] (SAD), a [[Sikhism\|Sikh-centered]] regional political party. He was the president of the party from 1995 to 2008, when he was replaced by his son [[Sukhbir Singh Badal]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/8203/38/ \|title=Sukhbir Badal becomes youngest president of Shiromani Akali Dal \|publisher=Punjab Newsline \|date=31 January 2008 \|first=Satinder \|last=Bains \|access-date=10 December 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128073903/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/8203/38/ \|archive-date=28 November 2010 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/badal-jr-is-akali-president/article1190865.ece Badal Jr. is Akali president]. ''The Hindu''. (1 February 2008). Retrieved 17 October 2015.</ref> As the patron of SAD he exercises a strong influence on the [[Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee]]<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110919/main1.htm SAD-Sant Samaj combine sweeps SGPC elections]. ''The Tribune''. Retrieved 17 October 2015.</ref> and [[Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/manmohan-singh-ranked-worlds-most-powerful-influential-sikh-1221009.html\|title=Manmohan Singh ranked world's most powerful, influential Sikh – Firstpost\|date=10 November 2013\|newspaper=Firstpost\|access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the second-highest civilian award, [[Padma Vibhushan]], in 2015.

	==Early life==		==Early life==

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| name = Parkash Singh Badal
| office = 8th [[Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]]
| native_name = ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਾਦਲ

| image = Parkash Singh Badal Official portrait 2017.png
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| signature =
| signature_alt = Signature of PS Badal
| predecessor4 = [[Gurnam Singh]]
| party = [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
| predecessor1 = [[Amarinder Singh]]
| successor1 = [[Amarinder Singh]]
| successor4 = [[President's rule]]
| birthname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1927|12|08}}
| birth_place = [[Muktsar district|Abul Khurana]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]
| nationality = Indian
| otherparty = [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] (ended in 2020)
| spouse = Surinder Kaur (1959–2011)
| children = [[Sukhbir Singh Badal]]<br />Preneet Kaur
| residence = [[Badal, Punjab|Badal village]], India
| profession = Politician
| website =
| term_start1 = 1 March 2007
| term_end1 = 16 March 2017
| deputy1 = [[Sukhbir Singh Badal]]<br>{{small|(2009-2017)}}
| term_start4 = 27 March 1970
| term_end4 = 14 June 1971
| term_start3 = 20 June 1977
| term_end3 = 17 February 1980
| predecessor3 = [[President's rule]]
| successor3 = [[President's rule]]
| term_start2 = 12 February 1997
| term_end2 = 26 February 2002
| predecessor2 = [[Rajinder Kaur Bhattal]]
| successor2 = [[Amarinder Singh]]
| alma_mater =
| office5 = [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Punjab Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Assembly]]
| term_start5 = 2 October 1972
| term_end5 = 30 April 1977
| predecessor5 = [[Jaswinder Singh Brar]]
| successor5 = [[Balram Jakhar]]
| term_start6 = 7 June 1980
| term_end6 = 7 October 1983
| predecessor6 = [[Balram Jakhar]]
| successor6 = [[Gurbinder Kaur Brar]]
| term_start7 = 26 February 2002
| term_end7 = 1 March 2007
| predecessor7 = [[Jagjit Singh (politician)|Chaudhary Jagjit Singh]]
| successor7 = [[Rajinder Kaur Bhattal]]
| office8 = [[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare]]
| term_start8 = 28 March 1977
| term_end8 = 19 June 1977
| predecessor8 = [[Jagjivan Ram]]
| successor8 = [[Surjit Singh Barnala]]
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'''Parkash Singh Badal''' ({{lang-pa|ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਾਦਲ}}; born 8 December 1927) is an [[India]]n politician who was [[List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] state from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980, from 1997 to 2002, and from 2007 to 2017. He is also the patron of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] (SAD), a [[Sikhism|Sikh-centered]] regional political party. He was the president of the party from 1995 to 2008, when he was replaced by his son [[Sukhbir Singh Badal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/8203/38/ |title=Sukhbir Badal becomes youngest president of Shiromani Akali Dal |publisher=Punjab Newsline |date=31 January 2008 |first=Satinder |last=Bains |access-date=10 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128073903/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/8203/38/ |archive-date=28 November 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/badal-jr-is-akali-president/article1190865.ece Badal Jr. is Akali president]. ''The Hindu''. (1 February 2008). Retrieved 17 October 2015.</ref> As the patron of SAD he exercises a strong influence on the [[Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee]]<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110919/main1.htm SAD-Sant Samaj combine sweeps SGPC elections]. ''The Tribune''. Retrieved 17 October 2015.</ref> and [[Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/manmohan-singh-ranked-worlds-most-powerful-influential-sikh-1221009.html|title=Manmohan Singh ranked world's most powerful, influential Sikh – Firstpost|date=10 November 2013|newspaper=Firstpost|access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the second-highest civilian award, [[Padma Vibhushan]], in 2015.

==Early life==
Parkash Badal was born on 8 December 1927 in Abul Khurana, near [[Malout]]. He belongs to a Sikh family. He graduated from the [[Forman Christian College]] in [[Lahore]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gopal|first1=Navjeevan|title=Literate, under middle, ninth passed all in new cabinet|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/literate-under-middle-ninth-passed-all-in-new-cabinet/923771/|access-date=2 June 2014|work=The Indian Express|date=15 March 2012}}</ref>

==Political career==
He started his political career in 1947. He was [[Sarpanch]] of the [[Badal, Punjab|Village Badal]] and later Chairman of Block Samiti, Lambi before rising into Punjab politics. He was elected to [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Punjab Vidhan Sabha]] in 1957 for the first time from the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] political party .<ref name=IBN>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131010003859/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/the-grand-old-man-of-akali-politics/34960-4.html "The grand old man of Akali politics"], CNN-IBN, 2 March 2007.</ref> He was re-elected in 1969, serving as Minister for Community Development, Panchayati Raj, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.<ref name=IBN/> He was [[Punjab Legislative Assembly#Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly|Leader of Opposition]] in 1972, 1980 and 2002. He has been elected in Vidhan Sabha for a total of 10 times, in 1957 and in each election since 1969, except for the February 1992 election, in which he led a boycott of state elections by the Akalis.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20111227/punjab.htm Punjab Polls 2012]. ''The Tribune''. (26 December 2011). Retrieved 17 October 2015.</ref><ref>[http://pbplanning.gov.in/pdf/CM%20PARKASH%20SINGH%20BADAL.pdf Parkash Singh Badal]. pbplanning.gov.in.</ref> In 1997 elections he won from [[Lambi Assembly Constituency]] and has been a consecutive winner in four terms. He was a union minister in Prime Minister [[Morarji Desai]]'s government in 1977, serving as Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation.

==Chief Minister of Punjab==
He has served as [[List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Punjab Chief Minister]] for four terms, the first time in 1970 when he became the youngest chief minister of an Indian state.<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/elections/punjab-assembly-elections-2017/punjab-polls-parkash-singh-badal-sukhbir-singh-badal-majithia-the-badals-of-punjab-4496456/ The Badals of Punjab]</ref> He completed his most recent term in March 2017.

===First term===
Badal first became Chief Minister of Punjab in March 1970 and headed a coalition government of [[Akali Dal - Sant Fateh Singh]] and [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|Jana Sangh]]. In June 1970 Jana Sangh withdrew support from the Badal government over their difference about the place of [[Hindi language|Hindi]] in Punjab. Later, in early July, seven of Akali Dal (Sant) defected to rival Akali Dal headed by ex-CM [[Gurnam Singh]]. An early session of the assembly was called on 24 July to prove the majority of Badal's government. However, the motion of no confidence was not admitted due to lack of requisite support of one-fifth of MLAs. Congress decided to stay neutral and did not support the no-confidence motion.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Arora|first1=Subhash Chander|title=Turmoil in Punjab Politics|date=1990|publisher=Mittal Publications|location=New Delhi|isbn=81-7099-251-6|pages=131–140|edition=1st|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gwG-yOpSEy8C|access-date=2 June 2014}}</ref>

===2007–2012 term===
In the [[State Assembly elections in India, 2007#Punjab|2007 Punjab state election]] [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]-[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] coalition government won 67 out of 117 seats and Parkash Singh Badal was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.<ref>[http://www.indian-elections.com/assembly-elections/punjab/election-result-07.html Punjab Assembly Election 2007 Results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508085551/http://www.indian-elections.com/assembly-elections/punjab/election-result-07.html |date=8 May 2013 }}. indian-elections.com</ref> He held 10 portfolios, which included the ministries for Home, Housing & Urban Development, Excise & Taxation, Power, Personnel, General Administration, Vigilance, Employment, Legal & Legislative Affairs and NRIs Affairs.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/badal-allocates-portfolios/article1807528.ece Badal allocates portfolios]. ''The Hindu''. (8 March 2007). Retrieved 17 October 2015.</ref> Badal launched many schemes such as free ambulance service,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150716080915/http://www.dayandnightnews.com/2011/04/badal-launches-free-ambulance-service/ Badal launches free ambulance service]. dayandnightnews.com. April 2011</ref> Talwandi Sabo thermal plant, etc.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/talwandi-sabo-thermal-plant-okayed/article1964667.ece Talwandi Sabo thermal plant okayed]. ''The Hindu'' (10 December 2007). Retrieved 17 October 2015.</ref> Through a new transportation policy, he reduced taxes on air-conditioned buses, making it less expensive for companies to operate luxury buses. This also increased profits of a bus company owned by his son, [[Sukhbir Singh Badal]], which soared to 1.7 million U.S. dollars.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mandhana|first=Niharika|title=In India, a Political Dynasty Prospers in Power|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303417104579544033543762254?mod=WSJ_article_EditorsPicks|access-date=13 May 2014|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=12 May 2014}}</ref>

===2012–2017===

In the 2012 election, [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] combined won 68 seats out of 117,<ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/state-elections-2012/punjab/punjab-elections-results-2012-sad-bjp-combine-attains-majority_762360.html Punjab elections results 2012]. Zeenews.india.com (6 March 2012). Retrieved 17 October 2015.</ref> despite a tradition of anti-incumbency in Punjab.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120307131809/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/punjab-warhorse-badal-beats-antiincumbency/236733-37-170.html Punjab Polls 2012: Warhorse Badal beats anti-incumbency for the first time – Politics – Elections – ibnlive]. CNN-IBN.in.com. Retrieved 17 October 2015.</ref> Badal again became the Chief Minister of Punjab on 14 March 2012 after being sworn in by the Governor of Punjab, [[Shivraj Patil]]. He is also the oldest chief minister ever and is the only person who has been both the youngest and the oldest chief minister of his state.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120314151532/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Parkash-Singh-Badal-takes-oath-as-Punjab-chief-minister/articleshow/12259284.cms Parkash Singh Badal takes oath as Punjab chief minister]. ''The Times of India''. 14 March 2012</ref> In the 2012–2017 government he held the portfolios of Personnel, General Administration, Power, Cooperation, Science Technology, and Environment, Vigilance and Employment Generation.<ref name="dayandnightnews.com">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120319015614/http://www.dayandnightnews.com/2012/03/punjab-cabinet-ministers-portfolios-2012 Punjab Cabinet Ministers Portfolios 2012]. dayandnightnews.com. March 2012</ref>

===FDI in India===
Badal opposed [[Foreign direct investment|FDI]], and sided with political ally BJP.<ref>{{cite news|title=Badal contradicts son, opposes FDI|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/badal-contradicts-son-opposes-fdi/1008599/|access-date=8 June 2013|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=27 September 2012}}</ref>

==Participation in Akali Movement==
He was first detained in the [[Karnal]] jail in connection with Civil Liberties Agitation later under the [[Maintenance of Internal Security Act]] during the [[The Emergency (India)|Indian Emergency]].<ref name=IBN/> He was President of the Akali Dal from 1996 to 2008.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140402135449/http://www.shiromaniakalidal.org.in/2010/past-presidents-akali-dal/ "Past Presidents"], Shiromani Akali Dal.</ref>

==Award==
===Panth Ratan===
On 11 December 2011, Badal was bestowed upon the title of Panth Rattan Fakhr-e-Qaum (literally "Jewel of the religion, pride of the community") by the [[Akal Takht]].<ref name="tribune">{{cite news|title=Ignoring protests, Badal given top honour|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20111206/main2.htm|access-date=7 May 2013|newspaper=The Tribune|date=5 December 2011}}</ref> He was awarded this title at [[Harmandir Sahib|Golden Temple]] complex in the presence of Jathedars of all five Takhts in the form of a “siropa” (robe of honour), a sword and a silver plaque with inscription of the citation of ''Panth Rattan Fakhr-e-Qaum''.<ref>{{cite news|title=The CM is now Panth Rattan Fakhr-e-Qaum..|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-cm-is-now-panth-rattan-fakhreqaum../884532/|access-date=7 May 2013|newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref> Badal was awarded this title for his service towards the Sikh Panth by creating many memorials pertaining to Sikhism such as [[Virasat-e-Khalsa]], besides being imprisoned for long time and having faced atrocities during various Akali movements.

This award was retracted by the Sikh Panth at Sarbat Khalsa on 10 November 2015 due to allegations of Civil Rights Violations and failure to recognize the oppression faced by the Sikhs of Punjab.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Correspondent|first1=HT|title=Sarbat Khalsa appoints Jagtar Singh Hawara as Akal Takht jathedar|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/sarbat-khalsa-bhog-ceremony-of-akhand-path-performed-people-start-reaching-the-venue/story-4a7kGuwRRCaP8pPa6zugSL.html|access-date=10 November 2015|work=Hindustan Times|issue=10 November 2015}}</ref>

Many political Sikh organizations such as Dal Khalsa, Khalra Mission Organization, Punjab Human Rights Organization, Khalsa Panchayat and Niarye Khalsa Organization. Former SGPC secretary general Manjit Singh Calcutta argued that this award is given posthumously.<ref>{{cite news|title=Grandiose title for Parkash Singh Badal sparks storm|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-27/chandigarh/30446799_1_jathedar-akal-takht-khalsa-panchayat|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130032840/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-27/chandigarh/30446799_1_jathedar-akal-takht-khalsa-panchayat|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 November 2011|access-date=7 May 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 November 2011}}</ref> In response, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh cited the example of [[Tara Singh (activist)|Master Tara Singh]], who was given this award during his lifetime.<ref name="tribune"/> Dal Khalsa leader Kanwar Pal Singh termed it sycophancy, as Badal indirectly controls SGPC.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sikh intellectuals seek criterion for Panth Rattan|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-06/india/30481292_1_sikh-bodies-sikh-intellectuals-high-priests|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629121739/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-06/india/30481292_1_sikh-bodies-sikh-intellectuals-high-priests|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2013|access-date=7 May 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=6 December 2011}}</ref>

===Padma Vibhushan===
[[File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Vibhushan Award to the Chief Minister of Punjab, Shri Parkash Singh Badal, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 30, 2015.jpg|thumb]]
Parkash Singh Badal (left) receiving [[Padma Vibhushan]] award from [[President of India]] [[Pranab Mukherjee]] (right) on 30 March 2015.

However he returned this award to support the [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]] on 3 December 2020.<ref>{{cite news|title=Parkash Singh Badal returns Padam Vibhushan in protest against ‘betrayal of farmers’|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/parkash-singh-badal-returns-padma-vibhushan-award/article33238641.ece|access-date=3 December 2020|newspaper=The Hindu|date = 3 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-03|title=Farmer Protest: Former Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal returned Padma Vibhushan - The Thinkera|url=https://www.thethinkera.com/politics/farmer-protest-former-punjab-chief-minister-prakash-singh-badal-returned-padma-vibhushan/|access-date=2021-03-09|language=en-US}}</ref>

==SYL Canal issue==
Ever since the [[Sutlej Yamuna link canal|Sutlej-Yamuna Link]] (SYL) issue came up in 1982, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has been vocal in disapproving it and leading from the front in safeguarding the rights of Punjab’s farmers. He has played a key role in ensuring that SYL should never become a reality and even got arrested for leading the ‘Nehar Roko Morcha’ in April 1982. He believes that successive Congress governments at the Centre have been doing "grave injustice" to the state forcing Punjab to share the water in the name of SYL Canal. Recently, under his leadership, [[Government of Punjab, India|Punjab government]] took a path-breaking decision of adopting the Punjab Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal (Transfer of Proprietary Rights) Bill, 2016 in the assembly. With this decision taken on 14 March 2016, the process of denotifying (and dismantling) the 121-km long Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal that was constructed in Punjab to carry water to Haryana has begun. Parkash Singh Badal has expressed candidly many times that Punjab doesn't have a single drop of spare water for anybody and Akali Dal is opposed to the agreement which it believed would rob the water of the state. Chief Minister Badal, in his latest move, has sent a cheque of Rs.390 crore back to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar received from Haryana nearly four decades back.<ref>{{cite news|title=SYL is an emotive issue: Badal|url=http://www.thestatesman.com/news/india/syl-is-an-emotive-issue-badal/132430.html|access-date=15 April 2016|agency=he Statesman Limited|publisher=he Statesman Limited|date=26 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Badal describes SYL canal as 'death warrant' of Punjab|url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/punjab/news/badal-descfribes-syl-canal-as-death-warrant-of-punjab-48657.aspx|access-date=15 April 2016|agency=Legit Expressions Pvt. Ltd|publisher=Legit Expressions Pvt. Ltd|date=13 April 2016}}</ref>

==Issues==
Parkash Singh Badal along with his wife Surinder Kaur, son [[Sukhbir Singh Badal|Sukhbir Singh]] and seven others were booked under various provisions of the [[Prevention of Corruption Act]] in 2003. After a seven-year-long case all accused were acquitted by a local court in Mohali in 2010 due to a lack of incriminating evidence.<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/badal-family-acquitted-in-corruption-case/691092 Badal, family acquitted in corruption case]. ''The Indian Express''. (1 October 2010). Retrieved 17 October 2015.</ref> In 2007, 11 key witnesses retracted their statements before the Special Court set up in Ropar district.

===Ghadar-e-Qaum Brand===
On 10 November 2015, along with Avtar Makkar, Badal was branded as Ghadar-e-Qaum (meaning traitor to the faith) by a gathering of the Sikh community known as the "Sarbat Khalsa." This was due to his alleged role in the 1984 Sikh genocide<ref>{{cite web|title=World Sikh Summit Declares Badals & Makkar 'Gadar-E-Qaum'|url=https://www.sikh24.com/2015/11/02/world-sikh-summit-declares-badals-makkar-gadar-e-quam/|website=Sikh 24|publisher=Sikh24.com|access-date=24 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/punjab-govt-plays-it-safe-allows-radical-sarbat-khalsa-jathedars-mand-daduwal-to-visit-golden-temple/story-mo7cugVNyIQTyg5vgR1ExL.html|title=Pb govt plays it safe, allows radical jathedars to visit Golden Temple|date=15 May 2016|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/radical-jathedars-to-set-up-parallel-akal-takht-secretariat/231665.html Radical ‘Jathedars’ to set up parallel Akal Takht secretariat]</ref>

==Personal life==
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In 1959, he married Surinder Kaur. The couple had two children, [[Sukhbir Singh Badal]] and Parneet Kaur, who is married to [[Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon]]. Surinder Kaur died in 2011 after a long illness due to cancer.<ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-05-24/news/29577679_1_cm-prakash-singh-badal-sukhbir-surinder-kaur-badal "Surinder Kaur Badal dead: Former Punjab CM Prakash Singh Badal's wife passes away"], The Economic Times (24 May 2011). Retrieved 25 October 2011.</ref>
His younger brother [[Gurdas Singh Badal]] had also been in politics. His nephew [[Manpreet Singh Badal]] is the serving Finance Minister of Punjab.

==See also==
{{Commons category|Parkash Singh Badal}}
*[[Prakash Singh Badal ministry (1977–1980)]]
* [[Bathinda]]

==References==
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