Nanded, Aug. 13 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked with a dagger inside a gurudwara premises in Maharashtra's Nanded on Thursday, prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and leaders across political parties to condemn the assault and raise concerns over security arrangements despite the SAD chief having Z-plus security cover.

Badal suffered a wound of around four to five centimetres on his right forearm in the attack at Gurudwara Mata Sahib Devaji in Mugat village of Nanded district. A Special Protection Unit police officer, Santosh Kele, accompanying him, was also injured while attempting to protect him. Both Badal and the police offi...