NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Friday stated she was “deeply touched” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “type gesture” of reaching out to investigate concerning the well being of her husband and social gathering chief, Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was attacked at a gurdwara in Maharashtra’s Nanded a day earlier.This marked the Badal household’s first response to the assault on the previous Punjab deputy chief minister.“Really grateful, Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, on your private name to inquire about Sardar Sukhbir Singh Badal ji’s well being and on your good needs for his speedy restoration following the dastardly assault on him inside a Gurudwara Sahib in Nanded, Maharashtra,” Harsimrat Badal, SAD’s solely Lok Sabha MP, wrote on X.She additionally thanked the prime minister for taking quick cognisance of the incident and directing central investigating businesses to coordinate with the state police within the probe.“Your concern, assist and desires throughout this tough time imply loads to all of us within the household, our social gathering and to the individuals of Punjab. I’m deeply touched by your type gesture. I’m additionally grateful to you for taking quick cognisance of the incident and directing central investigating businesses to coordinate with Maharashtra Police within the probe,” the Bathinda MP added.On Thursday, Sukhbir Singh Badal was injured after being attacked by a kirpan-wielding assailant whereas leaving the Mata Sahib Devaji Gurdwara at Mudkhed in Maharashtra’s Nanded district. The assailant was arrested on the spot.Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered an inquiry into the assault and spoke to Sukhbir Singh Badal over the cellphone. The SAD president is learnt to have instructed Fadnavis that he was secure, ANI reported.Earlier, Badal was additionally focused in an tried taking pictures on the Golden Temple in Amritsar in December 2024 whereas he was performing “seva”. The attacker allegedly tried to fireside at him however was overpowered earlier than he might trigger any hurt.The 2024 assault befell whereas Badal was finishing up “seva” after the Akal Takht, the best temporal authority in Sikhism, declared him a “tankhaiya,” or responsible of non secular misconduct, over selections taken by the SAD-led Punjab authorities between 2007 and 2017.
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The SAD and BJP, which at present lead the governments on the Centre and in Maharashtra, are former allies. In 2020, the SAD ended its alliance with the BJP in protest in opposition to the Centre’s contentious farm legal guidelines, which have been later withdrawn.Sukhbir Singh Badal met Prime Minister Narendra Modi final week, triggering hypothesis that the previous allies might reunite forward of the Punjab meeting elections early subsequent yr.
