Sukhbir Singh Badal, senior Punjab politician and former deputy chief minister of the north Indian state, faced a gun attack on Wednesday (Dec 4) when a man shot at him while the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader was serving penance outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

Sukhbir Singh Badal shot at outside India's Golden Temple, assailant overpowered by crowd

Former Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal arrived at India's Golden Temple in Amritsar on Tuesday morning (Dec 3) on the first day of restitution. He was seen wearing sevadar’s robes with a plaque on his neck as he sat on a wheelchair at the entrance of the gurudwara, the holiest shrine of Sikhs.

Sukhbir Badal wears plaque around neck, sits at entrance of Golden Temple on first day of penance

Senior Punjab politician and former deputy chief minister, Sukhbir Singh Badal, on Tuesday (Dec. 3) performed 'tankhah', a religious punishment at the Golden Temple in India's Amritsar.

Why Punjab politician Sukhbir Singh Badal performed penance outside Golden Temple? What was he punished for?

The leader of India's regional party in the state of Punjab has appealed for stopping the auction of a Golden Temple model which was given as a gift to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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The president of National Akali Dal, Paramjit Singh Pamma, in a press conference, slammed Pakistan for sheltering those working against India through ISIS. He said Pakistan pretends to be friends with India but provides security to senior Khalistani militants on their soil.

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The Shahkot bypoll was necessitated following the demise of Akali MLA Ajit Singh Kohar in February this year

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The President of the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) Manjit Singh GK has claimed that the Congress leader admits to his role in 1984 anti- Sikh riots in the video

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Aam Aadmi Party has clearly emerged as a game-changer, challenging the dominance of Akali Dal and Congress in Punjab

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Singh joined the SAD Saturday evening in the presence of party president and Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal

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