The former Deputy CM has been at the receiving end since Akali Dal lost power, with its electoral decline unchecked since. Could the two developments mean a clean slate for the 62-year-old?

Sukhbir Badal and senior Akali leaders have been told to perform Sewa as penance for their 'wrongdoings'.

A man opened fire at former deputy chief minister of Punjab and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal while he was serving his penance at the entrance of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

Sukhbir Badal was declared ‘tankhahiya’ or guilty of religious misconduct in August. His penance will be held in Gurudwaras across Punjab.

Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Wednesday strongly condemned the "murderous" attack on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal and called for a thorough investigation into it

Former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and ex-president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Sukhbir Singh Badal, has been ordered to clean toilets and wash utensils at the Golden Temple after Akal Takht, the supreme temporal body of the Sikh community,

The Shiromani Akali Dal is hoping to revive the party by having its members submit to the dramatic tankha of symbolic sewa, ranging from 2–5 days for 2 hours each

The Akal Takht has ordered ex-deputy CM of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal to clean utensils at the Golden Temple and other gurudwaras for “religious misconduct.”

Pronouncing 'tankhah' (religious punishment) for Sukhbir Singh Badal and other leaders for the "mistakes" committed by the Shiromani Akali Dal government in Punjab from 2007 to 2017, the Sikh clergy at the Akal Takht on Monday directed the senior Akali leader to wash dishes and clean shoes at the Golden Temple in Amritsar as a 'sewadar'.

Terming it a ‘murderous’ attack, the religious leader called on the government for a thorough investigation of who was behind the audacious attempt