India, Aug. 14 -- A day after being injured in a 'kirpan' attack here, former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday alleged that some forces do not want peace to prevail in Punjab and the country, and consider his party Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) as a hindrance to their mission.

He also said that just like his late father and former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, he would not allow such forces to take control of the state as he was committed to maintaining brotherhood.

Badal, president of SAD, was attacked with a 'kirpan' (ceremonial dagger) by a member of the Nihang order inside the Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji Mugat on the outskirts of Nanded city on Thursday. Following the attack, he underwent surgery ...