Lambi, Muktsar: A shoe was thrown at Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal while he was addressing a rally at a village in Lambi this afternoon. The man who threw the shoe is the brother of a Sikh radical leader, police said.
40-year-old Gurbachan Singh threw the shoe towards Mr Badal, which first hit security personnel and then touched 89-year-old Mr Badal's turban, police said.
"A man identified as Gurbachan Singh, a relative of a Sikh radical leader, threw a shoe at Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal," Muktsar Senior Superintendent of Police Dhruman H Nimbale said. There was no injury to Mr Badal in this incident, he added.
The police officer said the incident occurred at village Ratta Khera where Mr Badal was busy in a public meeting during his election campaign.
Gurbachan Singh is the brother of radical Sikh leader Amrik Singh Ajnala.
"He appeared to be upset over the sacrilege incidents which took place in Punjab," the Senior Superintendent of Police said, adding that he had been arrested.
A case will be registered against the accused, he said.
A few days ago, a group of people threw stones at the cavalcade of deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal at Kandhwala Hazir Khan village in his constituency, Jalalabad in Fazilka district, leaving four Akali supporters injured.
(with inputs from PTI)
40-year-old Gurbachan Singh threw the shoe towards Mr Badal, which first hit security personnel and then touched 89-year-old Mr Badal's turban, police said.
"A man identified as Gurbachan Singh, a relative of a Sikh radical leader, threw a shoe at Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal," Muktsar Senior Superintendent of Police Dhruman H Nimbale said. There was no injury to Mr Badal in this incident, he added.
Gurbachan Singh is the brother of radical Sikh leader Amrik Singh Ajnala.
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A case will be registered against the accused, he said.
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(with inputs from PTI)
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