Akali Dal to invoke Longowal legacy after Sukhbir Badal survives gurdwara attack

The Shiromani Akali Dal plans to use the attack on party leader Sukhbir Singh Badal as a rallying point at an upcoming event in Longowal. Badal survived an assassination attempt at a gurdwara in Nanded on August 13. The party intends to draw a political parallel between Badal and Harchand Singh Longowal, the former Akali Dal president who was assassinated in 1985. Longowal was killed after signing the Rajiv-Longowal Accord, a landmark peace agreement. The move is seen as a strategic effort by the party to galvanize support around Badal's survival and the broader legacy of Akali Dal leadership.