Chandigarh, Aug. 14 -- Political parties across Punjab on Thursday condemned the attack on Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal at a gurdwara in Nanded, Maharashtra, with leaders saying violence at a place of worship was unacceptable.

Condemning the incident, Aam Aadmi Party Punjab media in-charge Baltej Pannu said the "attack attempt" should be condemned in the strongest terms. He said there was no place for such violence at a religious institution, and the sanctity of gurdwara sahibs must be respected.

Pannu said the Akali Dal, however, also needed to understand the sentiments that continued to prevail among the Sikh community over the sacrilege incidents of 2015.

He said the SAD formed governments five times by se...