Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill on Wednesday targeted Aam Aam Party government in Punjab over the attack on former Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and alleged that law and order situation is "deteriorating" in the state.
This development comes following an assassination attempt on Badal this morning at the premises of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, where he was performing penance under the religious punishments pronounced by Sri Akal Takht Sahib.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Naresh Gujral dubbed the attack on party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal as an "attack by extremists on the moderate forces of Punjab" and called for a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the matter.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday condemned the attack on Sukhbir Singh Badal and ordered a thorough probe into the assassination attempt.
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Speaking to ANI, Congress MP Manish Tewari said, "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 actio
Amritsar Police on Wednesday said that the attacker, who fired bullets at Sukhwinder Singh Badal at Golden Temple, has a criminal record and arms were recovered from him in the past.
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Shrimoni Akali Dal's Balwinder Singh Bhunder said that the 'Seva' will continue despite the assassination attempt made on former SAD president Sukhwinder Singh Badal while serving penace at the the Golden Temple in Amritsar