A cloudburst of troubles for Badal?

Chandigarh: With the victory of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in Punjab, the Congress are gearing up to play the disgruntled Opposition. But the winning Akalis say they won't chase the Congress and play a politics of vendetta.

As Parkash Singh Badal takes over the reigns in Punjab, he'll have to deal with the corruption charges against him.

Former Chief Minister Amrinder Singh had slapped corruption cases on the Akali chief and during the election campaigns, even Badal hadn't held back.

"Amrinder favoured reliance, he took bribes from the companies to let them invest in the state," says President, Shiromani Akali Dal, Parkash Singh Badal.

The Vigilance Bureau filed a corruption case against Parkash Singh Badal soon after the Congress government came to power in 2002.

A fast track court is hearing the case in Ropar near Chandigarh. But after the victory, the senior Badal has softened his stand and says he won't hit back.

"First of all there is no question of politics of vendetta and secondly, we'll let the law take its own course," says Badal.

The outgoing Chief Minister in his turn says he is not afraid of the possibility of a political vendetta. He's also denied rumours of him fleeing the country fearing an Akali backlash.

"I have never taken a decision based on fears, it is not in my nature. I have not at all worried about these things," says Amrinder.

The Akalis are back in power, but if Badal's statement was anything to go by, Punjab will not see politics of vendetta. But then, Amrinder says he has nothing to fear and will stay right here.