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Sukhbir Singh Badal was on Saturday re-elected unopposed as the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) by 524 delegates from Punjab and other states. This marks his return to the top post of the party. The SAD had chosen a total of 567 delegates - four each from 117 Assembly constituencies in Punjab - to cast their vote for the new party chief, reported India Today.
After this announcement, the party will hold a political conference on April 13 at Talwandi Sabo (Bathinda) where the party chief will deliver an address. On 10 January, the working committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) had accepted the resignation of Sukhbir Singh Badal as party chief. Sukhbir Singh Badal had tendered his resignation as the party chief on November 16 last year but the party's working committee did not accept his resignation, appealing him to reconsider his resignation otherwise the entire committee would resign enmasse.
Assassination Attempt On Sukhbir Singh Badal On 4 December 2024, in a massive security breach at Golden Temple, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal was shot at by a man while he was performing the duty of 'sevadar' on Wednesday. Sukhbir Badal, who was sitting in a wheelchair when the attack happened, escaped unhurt as the bullet hit a wall. The man, identified as Narayan Singh Chaura, was overpowered by some people standing outside the Golden Temple.
Sukhbir Badal's Religious Decree, Duty at the Sikh Shrines Sukhbir Badal had been serving 'tankhah' (religious punishment) imposed on him by the Akal Takht, the highest temporal body of Sikhs, for “mistakes” attributed to his father, Prakash Singh Badal, during his tenure as CM from 2007 to 2017. As per the decree, Sukhbir Badal must serve as a sewadar (volunteer) at several prominent Sikh shrines, including Takht Damdama Sahib, Darbar Sahib in Muktsar, and Fatehgarh Sahib for two days each, followed by the Golden Temple in Amritsar..
