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Sukhbir Badal attacked in Nanded gurdwara, accused arrested
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked with a kirpan at Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur near Nanded, Maharashtra, on Thursday. He suffered a hand injury and was taken to Yashosai…
The Story in Brief
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked with a kirpan at Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur near Nanded, Maharashtra, on Thursday. He suffered a hand injury and was taken to Yashosai Hospital, where his condition is stable. The accused, a man in his mid-sixties wearing Nihang attire, was arrested immediately. Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered an inquiry.
Badal was on a three-day visit with his wife, MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal. The gurdwara is controlled by a Nihang sampradai and is not managed by the central board. This is the second attack on Badal in two years. In December 2024, he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by a former militant outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
The Indian Opinion
SAD leaders have already started calling this attack a 'conspiracy' without waiting for the investigation. The identity of the attacker, whether he is a Nihang or an impostor, matters, as does his motive. But labelling every attack on a political figure a deep conspiracy feeds cynicism. The Maharashtra Police and CM Fadnavis's inquiry must establish facts. The real test will be the accused's interrogation and whether any bigger plot emerges.
Sources (6): indiatoday.in, ndtv.com, hindustantimes.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2), thehindu.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 6 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 6 sources.
