Sukhbir Singh Badal narrowly escaped unhurt after a man opened fire at him outside Golden Temple in Amritsar
Reportedly Shiromani Akali Dal chief sukhbir singh badal escaped unhurt after a man opened fire at him outside the golden temple on Wednesday. The attacker, identified as narain Singh Chaura, has been a former member of Babbar Khalsa international (BKI), one of the oldest Khalistani separatist groups. Moments after he fired shots, he was overpowered by the security outside the temple, and was later arrested. The audacious attack was captured on cameras of media persons who had gathered outside the Sikh shrine to cover the second day of Badal’s penance for “mistakes" committed by the SAD government in punjab from 2007 to 2017.Meanwhile videos widely shared on social media showed the shooter slowly walking towards Badal, who was sitting in a wheelchair due to a fractured leg, and pulling out a gun from his pocket. A police official in plain clothes standing near Badal quickly intervened and grabbed the attacker’s hands. Soon, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) task force members also intervened.Moreover Badal has been performing the duty of ‘sewadar‘ outside the golden temple since Tuesday. Additional Deputy Commissioner of police, Harpal Singh said, “There were proper security arrangements here. Sukhbir ji was properly covered (given cover). Narayan Singh Chaura (assailant) was here yesterday as well. Today too, he first paid obeisance to the Guru." He added “Security arrangements were proper. The person (shooter) tried to do some mischief but he could not succeed". Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh and SAD leaders strongly condemned the attack on Badal.