Man fires pictures at former Punjab CM Sukhbir Badal at Golden Temple, arrested

A person opened fireplace at Punjab’s former chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday whereas he was serving his penance on the entrance of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

The shooter was overpowered by folks current on the spot and was instantly arrested by the police.

In line with a report by India At this time, the shooter has been recognized as Narain Singh Chaura, a former Babbar Khalsa Worldwide (BKI) terrorist and a resident of Gurdaspur district about 75 km from Amritsar.

The report cited sources as saying that Chaura had crossed over to Pakistan in 1984 and smuggled massive consignments of weapons and explosives into Punjab. He was additionally accused within the Burail jailbreak case and had already served a jail time period in Punjab.

A report by Hindustan Instances stated Chaura has been dealing with a number of circumstances and has remained underground.

The video of the incident shared on numerous social media handles confirmed Chaura steadily strolling in direction of Badal, who was sitting on a wheelchair resulting from his fractured leg, and pulled out a gun to fireplace on the SAD chief.

A ‘sewadar’ standing subsequent to Badal responded rapidly and pushed Chaura’s hand towards upside, saving Badal.

Donning blue ‘sewadar’ or volunteer uniform and holding a spear in a single hand, Badal was seen sitting on wheelchair on the entrance of the Golden Temple, serving his punishment pronounced by Sri Akal Takht Sahib for “errors” dedicated throughout the get together’s rule in Punjab from 2007 to 2017.

A small board hung round his neck, acknowledging his “misdeeds”.

#WATCH | Punjab: Bullets fired at Golden Temple premises in Amritsar the place SAD leaders, together with get together chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, are providing ‘seva’ beneath the spiritual punishments pronounced for them by Sri Akal Takht Sahib, on 2nd December. pic.twitter.com/rLlMyRWo9S

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The 62-year-old SAD chief has been requested to function a ‘sewadar’, wash dishes and clear sneakers at Golden Temple and a number of other different gurdwaras.

The motive behind the assault will not be but know. Nonetheless, SAD chief Daljit Singh Cheema blamed the Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP)-led Punjab authorities, saying: “I want to ask the CM of Punjab [Bhagwant Mann], the place do you need to take Punjab?… The attacker was caught on the spot. I additionally thank the safety personnel right here. Had they not acted promptly…There needs to be a high-level judicial enquiry into the incident… We are going to proceed with our ‘seva’…”

VIDEO | Punjab: A person opened fireplace at Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on the entrance of Golden Temple, Amritsar. The particular person was overpowered by folks current on the spot. Extra particulars are awaited.#PunjabNews #SukhbirSinghBadal

(Full video out there on PTI… pic.twitter.com/LC55kCV864

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“I thank Guru Nanak that he saved his ‘sevak’…It is a enormous incident, what period is Punjab being pushed into?” Cheema additional stated.

A report by NDTV quoted former SAD MP Naresh Gujral as saying that the assault on Badal exhibits criminals had been roaming freely in Punjab and that the regulation and order scenario within the state has damaged down.

VIDEO | Punjab: Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal performs the responsibility of a ‘sewadar’ or volunteer on the entrance of Golden Temple, #Amritsar, for the second day as a part of ‘tankhah’ (spiritual punishment).

Holding a spear in a single hand, Badal, in blue ‘sewadar’… pic.twitter.com/TJwLaygFYl

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“Our get together has been saying again and again that the regulation and order scenario in Punjab is deplorable. The federal government has failed on this entrance and nothing is being performed. You may see an assault on the gate of the Golden Temple,” the report quoted Gujral as saying.

With inputs from businesses.