[Watch] Bullets Fired Outside Golden Temple, Narrow Escape For SAD Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal

Punjab: A man opened fire outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar, where Shiromani Akali Dal leaders, including the party’s chief Sukhbir Singh Badal were offering ‘seva’ on Wednesday.

Badal, who was sitting in a wheelchair, escaped unhurt. The bullet hit a wall. The man, who was identified as Narain Singh, was overpowered by some people standing outside the Golden Temple, reported the ANI.

The leader was serving the ‘tankhah’ (religious punishment) given by the Akal Takht at the Golden Temple.

“…The attacker has been caught. An investigation will reveal everything…Investigation will reveal whether there was a deeper conspiracy…It was an assassination attempt but he (Sukhbir Singh Badal) was saved by Police’s alertness…,”  Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar was quoted as saying.

“Sevaks were offering seva here. SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal was sitting by the Guru Ram Das Dwar as Chowkidar. Bullet was fired in his direction…I thank Guru Nanak that he saved his sevak…This is a huge incident, what era is Punjab being pushed into?…I would like to ask the CM of Punjab, where do you want to take Punjab?…The attacker was caught on the spot. I also thank the security personnel here. Had they not acted promptly…There should be a high-level judicial enquiry into the incident…We will continue with our seva…” SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema told the ANI.

ADCP Harpal Singh told reporters that the security arrangements were proper, but the person (shooter) tried to do some ‘mischief.’