After Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked outside the Golden Temple on Wednesday, party leader Daljit Singh Cheema said that it was a “big conspiracy to push Punjab back into the fire”. He added, “I thank God for saving his life…”
He questioned Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, “what has he done to the state”.
VIDEO | Punjab: “This is a big conspiracy to push Punjab back into the fire… A man, Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was serving as ‘sewadar’ at the entrance of the temple was shot at. I thank God for saving his life… I want to ask (CM) Bhagwant Mann what has he done to the state,”… pic.twitter.com/FU0HDtwBlm
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 4, 2024
Meanwhile, BJP national secretary, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, said that the act was “Shocking and condemnable!”. He said that the attack was SAD chief in the sacred premises of “Sri Harmandir Sahib is not just a security lapse but a grave breach of the sanctity of our religious institutions”
He claimed that the government had failed to ensure the safety of the citizens “and uphold the dignity of holy places”. “Like Delhi, now Punjab is paying the price of trusting AAP’s lies!!”, he added.
Shocking and condemnable!
An attack on S. Sukhbir Singh Badal in the sacred premises of Sri Harmandir Sahib is not just a security lapse but a grave breach of the sanctity of our religious institutions. @AAPPunjab Govt has failed to ensure the safety of citizens and uphold the… pic.twitter.com/B0d1uTHs4W
— Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) December 4, 2024
Congress MP Manish Tewari says, “It is extremely sad and condemnable. Sri Akal Takht Sahib is the biggest religious organisation for Sikhs and Sukhbir Singh Badal was completing his punishment but attacking him is highly condemnable. An investigation should be done and action should be taken against the responsible people…”
#WATCH | Bullet fired at Golden Temple | Congress MP Manish Tewari says, “It is extremely sad and condemnable. Sri Akal Takht Sahib is the biggest religious organisation for Sikhs and Sukhbir Singh Badal was completing his punishment but attacking him is highly condemnable. An… pic.twitter.com/4yh0zMNk0i
— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2024
Despite the attack, Sukhbir Singh Badal has said that will continue offering ‘seva’ under the religious punishments pronounced by Sri Akal Takht Sahib. Bullets were fired at Golden Temple premises in Amritsar where SAD leaders were offering ‘seva’.
Television footage showed the shooter slowly walking towards Badal, who was sitting in a wheelchair due to a fractured leg, and pulling out a gun from his pocket. A man standing near Badal quickly intervened and grabbed the attacker’s hands. In the melee, a bullet hit the wall behind Badal, who escaped unhurt.
The shooter has been identified as Narain Singh Chaura, a resident of Dera Baba Nanak allegedly a former militant. After the attack, he was whisked away by security officials.
