Former Punjab Deputy CM discharged after gurudwara kirpan attack
Sukhbir Singh Badal, the former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal chief, was discharged from Yashosai Hospital in Nanded, Maharashtra, on Friday afternoon after being attacked with a kirpan inside a gurudwara and undergoing surgery. He left for Punjab shortly thereafter.
15 AUG 2026
— The Hindu
Sukhbir Singh Badal, Shiromani Akali Dal president, was attacked with a kirpan at a Gurdwara by a Nihang Sikh, prompting an investigation.
16 AUG 2026
— NDTV
Harsimrat Kaur Badal condemned the attack on her husband, Sukhbir Singh Badal, as a planned political conspiracy, following the incident where a Nihang member injured Sukhbir in a gurdwara.
— NDTV
Harsimrat Kaur Badal presented evidence and called for a National Investigation Agency probe into the attacks on Sukhbir Badal.
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