Sukhbir Badal, day after assassination bid, performs ‘sewa’ at Takht Kesgarh Sahib in Punjab's Rupnagar
Hindustan TimesSukhbir Singh Badal of the Shiromani Akali Dal on Thursday performed 'sewadar' outside Takht Kesgarh Sahib in Punjab's Rupnagar district amid tight security after he faced an attempt on his life the day before, reported news agency PTI. Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal serves his Tankhah at the Golden Temple on Wednesday The former Punjab deputy chief minister, who is under Z-level protection, was seen sitting at the entrance of the Anandpur Sahib shrine with a spear in one hand, in a blue ‘sewadar’ uniform. Sukhbir Singh Badal is currently going through a religious punishment decreed by Akal Takht, the temporal body of Sikhs, for “mistakes” made by the Shiromani Akali Dal party and its government in Punjab from 2007 to 2017. Ahead of Sukhbir Singh Badal's visit to Takht Kesgarh Sahi, Rupnagar senior superintendent of police Gulneet Singh Khurana said foolproof security arrangements had been made.