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Sukhbir Badal warns of forces trying to destabilise Punjab
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said certain forces are trying to disturb peace in Punjab and target Sikh leadership. He spoke after offering 'shukrana' at Takht Damdama Sahib…
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said certain forces are trying to disturb peace in Punjab and target Sikh leadership. He spoke after offering 'shukrana' at Takht Damdama Sahib in Bathinda, days after he was attacked in Nanded, Maharashtra.
On August 13, Badal sustained a right-hand injury when a member of the Nihang order attacked him with a kirpan inside a gurdwara near Nanded. The attacker was arrested. Badal said he visited the Takht to give thanks for his survival.
"There are such forces which do not consider Punjab as their home and want to finish Punjab's leadership, Sikh leadership," Badal said. He said the SAD's mission is peace, brotherhood and progress. This was the second attack on him in two years, in December 2024 he survived an assassination attempt at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The warning comes at a time when Punjab has seen repeated attacks on political figures. Two attacks on a former deputy chief minister in under two years is unusual even by Punjab's standards. The Shiromani Akali Dal, out of power since 2017, is trying to reclaim its role as the state's primary Sikh political voice. Badal is also facing internal party dissent and a religious punishment from the Akal Takht for alleged mistakes during his party's previous rule. The next test is whether the state and central governments treat his warning as a security assessment or as political rhetoric.
Source: thefederal.com
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