A day after an assassination attempt was made on his life, Shiromani Akali Dal supremo Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday served as 'sewadar' outside Takht Kesgarh Sahib in Rupnagar district of Punjab under heavy security.
Security personnel surrounded the former deputy chief minister, a Z+ protectee, when he reached Ananadpur Sahib shrine. Dressed in blue 'sewadar' dress, Badal was stationed at the entrance of the gurdwara with a spear in one hand.
He is undergoing religious punishment pronounced by the Akal Takht, the highest temporal body of Sikhs, for "mistakes" committed by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) government and his party in Punjab from 2007 to 2017.
Besides the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the Akal Takht has asked Badal to perform the service of 'sewadar' at Takht Kesgarh Sahib, Takht Damdama Sahib, and Darbar Sahib in Muktsar and Fatehgarh Sahib for two days each.
On the second day of his penance at the Golden Temple on Wednesday, Badal had a narrow escape as a former Khalistani terrorist fired at him from a close range but missed as he was overpowered by plainclothes policemen.
Police made elaborate security arrangements ahead of Badal's visit to Takht Kesgarh Sahib.
Rupnagar Senior Superintendent of Police Gulneet Singh Khurana said foolproof security arrangements have been made.
Plainclothes policemen have also been deployed and police are keeping an eye on things, officials said.
Besides Badal, SAD leaders and workers were present at the gurdwara.
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