Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, December 4-
A man opened fire at SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal this morning while he was serving punishment given by Sri Akal Takhat his duty at the entrance of the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The shooter was overpowered by people present on the spot.
A former Deputy CM of Punjab, is performing 'sewadar' duties after the Akal Takht pronounced the 'tankhah' (religious punishment) for him and several other Akali Dal leaders for "mistakes" committed during the party's rule in Punjab from 2007 to 2017. He has been asked to serve as a 'sewadar', wash dishes and clean shoes at Golden Temple and several other gurdwaras.
The incident occurred around 9 am today, shortly after Badal had taken the 'sewadar's' place at the Golden Temple gate. The shooter has been identified as Narain Singh from Gurdaspur district, about 75 km from Amritsar. Narain Singh has links with Khalistani terrorist group Babbar Khalsa. He is considered the mastermind of the 2004 Burail jailbreak case in which four inmates escaped prison after digging a 94-foot tunnel. These four prisoners were Babbar Khalsa chief Jagtar Singh Hawara, former CM Beant Singh's assassins Paramjit Singh Bheora and Jagtar Singh Tara and a murder convict Devi Singh.