Addressing a press conference in New Delhi yesterday, the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) chief Sukhbir Badal said that his party was all set to strengthen its reach and organisational structure in Uttar Pradesh (UP) by contesting the 2017 assembly elections in order to ensure due recognition for Sikhs and the Punjabi community in the State.
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