# Sukhbir Badal discharged, says Nanded attack aimed at disturbing Punjab peace

2026-08-14T10:25:50+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk

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Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal was discharged from a hospital in Nanded, Maharashtra, on Friday, a day after a member of the Nihang order attacked him with a kirpan inside Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji Mugat. He underwent surgery for a tendon injury and nerve damage, and doctors declared him stable. The alleged attacker, Jaspal Singh, a 62-year-old volunteer from Pune, has been arrested. Police have not established a motive. Speaking to reporters after his discharge, Badal said forces opposed to peace were targeting him and his party. “Their mission is to take control of the situation in Punjab and disturb the peace, which, as President of Akali Dal, I will never allow,” he stated. He noted that both attacks on him, the December 2024 attempt at the Golden Temple and Thursday's incident, occurred at Sikhism's holiest shrines. “I have never been scared, nor am I afraid now,” he added.

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- indiatvnews.com <https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/sukhbir-singh-badal-akali-dal-chief-calls-nanded-attack-a-mission-to-disturb-punjab-s-peace-won-t-be-afraid-2026-08-14-1051359>
- deccanherald.com <https://www.deccanherald.com/india/anti-peace-forces-targeting-me-and-sad-to-disturb-harmony-in-punjab-country-sukhbir-singh-badal-on-attack-4110995>
- newindianexpress.com <https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/14/badal-discharged-after-nanded-attack-says-forces-opposed-to-peace-targeting-him-sad>
- indiatoday.in <https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/wont-allow-punjabs-peace-to-be-disturbed-sukhbir-badals-1st-reaction-after-kirpan-attack-by-nihang-2971110-2026-08-14?utm_source=rss>
- timesnownews.com <https://www.timesnownews.com/india/i-am-not-afraid-sukhbir-badals-1st-reaction-after-nanded-attack-says-progress-of-punjab-country-top-priority-article-155612696>

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