Akali Dal chief and former deputy chief minister of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked in Maharashtra’s Nanded on Thursday. Sources have instructed NDTV that Badal was attacked by a Nihang Sikh with a kirpan. The attacker has been taken into custody.
Badal has been rushed to a personal hospital in Nanded after the assault. A safety personnel deployed in Badal’s safety was additionally injured within the assault.
NDTV has learnt that the assault came about on the Takht Sri Hazur Sahib Gurudwara in Nanded when Badal was strolling down the steps after providing prayers. Badal had gone to the well-known gurudwara together with his household. Badal’s spouse and Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal was with him when the assault came about.
The attacker has been recognized as Jaspal Singh, a Nihang Sikh. In response to sources, the attacker was working on the gurudwara for the previous two years.
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A video after the attacked confirmed Badal strolling with a saffron fabric wrapped on his proper hand.
In response to sources, the attacker tried to stab Sukhbir Badal in abdomen, however the safety personnel intervened and tried to stopped him.
Akali Dal sources instructed NDTV that Sukhbir Badal has suffered an damage on his hand, however it’s not life threatening. He’s being handled at a personal hospital in Nanded. Badal has received stitches on his hand after the assault.
Shortly after the assault, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis spoke to the Nanded Superintendent of Police and sought particulars. Fadnavis has directed the police to analyze the motive behind the assault.
On December 4, 2024, former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal survived an assassination try exterior the Golden Temple in Amritsar. He was unhurt, and the gunman was rapidly overpowered and arrested on the spot.
Badal was attacked on the Golden Temple whereas he was performing ‘sewadar’ duties after the Akal Takht pronounced the ‘tankhah’ (non secular punishment) for him and several other different Akali Dal leaders for “errors” dedicated in the course of the celebration’s rule in Punjab from 2007 to 2017.
Sukhbir Singh Badal has a top-tier Z-plus safety cowl resulting from excessive menace perceptions.
