Arvind Kejriwal, the former Chief Minister of Delhi and AAP national convenor, strongly condemned the attempt to assassinate Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal, calling it a "big conspiracy" to tarnish the image of Punjab and its people. He praised the Punjab Police for being alert and preventing a major incident. Kejriwal also criticised the BJP government for the lawlessness in Delhi and other states ruled by the BJP.

Speaking at the assembly, Kejriwal said, "Today an incident happened in Punjab, someone tried to shoot at former Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal but due to the alertness of Punjab Police, a big accident was averted. Sukhbir Badal is safe. I condemn this incident. But one thing is clear that a big conspiracy is being hatched to ruin and defame Punjab and Punjabis and behind this many big forces are involved."

He compared Delhi's BJP-ruled circumstances with the Punjab Police's alertness, saying, "Murders are taking place openly in Delhi, shootouts are taking place openly, the entire capital is in the control of gangsters, drugs are being sold everywhere, women are being raped, the entire BJP becomes silent, and their top leaders say that crime is not an issue, law and order is not an issue in Delhi."

The attack took place at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, where Badal was performing "sewadar" duties as a form of atonement for mistakes made during the SAD's time in power from 2007 to 2017. The attacker, Narain Singh Chaura, fired a shot at Badal, but it missed after being deflected by a bystander. Chaura, a former militant with a criminal background, was immediately overpowered and arrested.

The attack was denounced as a "grave breach of security and sanctity" of Sri Harmandir Sahib by BJP National Secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa. He blamed the declining state of law and order in Punjab on the AAP government. "Shocking and condemnable! An attack on S. Sukhbir Singh Badal in the sacred premises of Sri Harmandir Sahib is not just a security lapse but a grave breach of the sanctity of our religious institutions. AAP Govt has failed to ensure the safety of citizens and uphold the dignity of holy places," Sirsa said on social media.

He further denounced AAP leaders, claiming, "Ever since Aam Aadmi Party has come to Punjab, there is no law and order. Gangsters are ruling from jail... Punjab is being run from jail. Today, the law and order situation has deteriorated, and security has deteriorated in Punjab to such an extent that even a single person is not safe."

The assassination attempt has led to a new political debate, with AAP and BJP exchanging criticisms over governance and law enforcement in Punjab and Delhi. Authorities are looking into the reason behind the attack and Chaura's possible connections to militant activities.

Reacting to the attack on Sukhbir Singh Badal, SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia denounced the law and order situation in Punjab adding, "The situation is out of control. If the police had caught the man (accused shooter Narain Singh Chaura) two days ago, then I would have said that the situation was under control... A high court-monitored probe is required in this incident... If the Police knew that this man was roaming there, then were the Police waiting for him to shoot?..."

"Narain Singh Chaura, a man against whom at least 30 cases are registered and was roaming there for last 3 days. AAP government says that Police are deployed there. Was the Police sleeping? I have shared videos of the man (accused shooter) conducting recce both today and yesterday. He came close to Sukhbir ji many times. If no one is safe in Golden Temple, then you can imagine what is the law & order situation in Punjab. This is the Punjab where Lawrence Bishnoi was interviewed in jail. This government also gave protection to those guilty of Sidhu Moosewala killing... Narain Singh Chaura is son of Channan Singh Chaura. Channan Singh's second son is Narender Singh Bajwa who is the right-hand man of Sukhi Randhawa...Whenever there is a Congress government Narain Chaura comes out...I have shared what connection this family has with Congress," Majithia added.

Additionally, former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi also targeted the Punjab government saying, "This is condemnable, this incident should not have happened... This is the failure of the current Punjab government, their immaturity is visible. It has become clear that they are not able to run the administration properly. Such incidents keep happening in Punjab often, but because it happened with Sukhbir Singh Badal, now people are getting to know about it. People are being extorted in cities and villages, money is being collected by threatening them. There is no law and order in the state. The administrative qualities that a leader should have are not there in our Chief Minister. Another direct reason for this attack on Sukhbir Singh Badal is that people have anger and resentment against him which has now come to the fore."