Sukhbir Singh Badal injured in knife attack inside Nanded gurdwara
Shiromani Akali Dal president and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was injured in a knife attack inside a gurdwara in Maharashtra’s Nanded district. The incident occurred at Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji Mugat when an attacker allegedly dressed in Nihang attire struck him with a kirpan, causing an injury to his hand.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi contacted Shiromani Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal and expressed concern for her husband Sukhbir Singh Badal's well-being following an attack at a gurdwara in Nanded, Maharashtra, according to sources. The incident occurred on Thursday when Badal, accompanied by his wife, Harsimrat, was attacked by a man donning Nihang attire and wielding a kirpan at Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur.
He sustained a hand injury and was promptly taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The attack happened as Badal was en route to the langar hall after visiting the gurdwara, which lies approximately 15 km from Takht Sri Hazur Sahib, a significant Sikh temple. This attack comes in the wake of a previous incident in December 2024 when Badal narrowly escaped an assassination attempt near the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
His security personnel thwarted the attack, preventing the bullet from hitting the prime minister. The incident has reignited speculation about a potential reconciliation between the SAD and BJP ahead of the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections. Meanwhile, Maharashtra's Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered an inquiry into the attack, which is being treated as a "close-range" assault.
The SAD spokesman Arshdeep Singh Kler stated that Badal was doing well and remained in high spirits despite the attack. The SAD described the incident as a "panthic leader" targeting, accusing "anti-panth forces" of orchestrating such conspiracies.
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