AMRITSAR, April 9 -- Akal Takht former jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Wednesday dared the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal to prove his charge that the December 2, 2024, hukamnama (Sikh decree), which pronounced tankhah (punishment) to party leaders, was part of a 'conspiracy.'

On Tuesday, while addressing a rally in Budhlada, Sukhbir said that last year a conspiracy was hatched to expel him from politics.

"An attempt was made to shoot me. They wanted to expel me from politics. They went to conspire and asked me to sit outside Sri Darbar Sahib without any security. They paved the way for an attack on me," Sukhbir said.

Hitting back, Giani Raghbir Singh, who led the Sikh clergy while pronouncing the 2024 decree, ...