Giani Raghbir Singh says it was not an attack on Badal but on a sewadar who was performing his duty outside the Golden Temple.

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

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