Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal suffered a cut on his hand after a man attacked him in Maharashtra’s Nanded today. He has been admitted to a private hospital in the city. Doctors said he is out of danger.
Badal reached Nanded last night. He went to a gurdwara with his family today. The attack happened shortly after the visit to Mata Sahib gurdwara.
Sources said a Nihang Sikh swung a kirpan or dagger at the former Punjab deputy chief minister. Nihangs are a martial order of the Sikh community. Badal’s security guard immediately came between the attacker and him. While Badal suffered a cut in his hand, the bodyguard took severe damage. Reports said Badal’s driver was also injured in the attack.
A post-attack video showed Badal walking with a cloth wrapped around his injured right hand. His wife and Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal was with him when the attack happened.