Pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh to contest Lok Sabha elections from Punjab? All about the jailed preacher

His father, Tarsem Singh refused to remark connected the substance yesterday. He said helium volition lone astir Amritpal's Lok Sabha canvass candidature lone aft gathering his lad connected Thursday, portion asserting that helium earlier had shown nary involvement successful joining politics. 

However, his ineligible counsel Rajdev Singh Khalsa claimed that helium met Amritpal successful Dibrugarh jailhouse connected Wednesday and requested him to contention the wide elections taking spot successful 7 phases. 

“I met bhai sahab (Amritpal Singh) successful Dibrugarh central jailhouse contiguous and during the meeting, I requested bhai sahab that successful the interests of 'Khalsa Panth', helium should combat elections this clip from Khadoor Sahib to go a subordinate of parliament. Bhai sahab accepted my petition successful the Panthic interests... He volition combat arsenic an Independent candidate," Khalsa claimed arsenic quoted by PTI. 

All you request to cognize astir Amritpal Singh

1) The main of ‘Waris Punjab De’, a pro-Khalistani outfit, Amritpal Singh, was arrested successful past April and the stringent NSA was invoked against him. His 9 associates are besides lodged successful Dibrugarh jail. 

2) After much than a month-long manhunt, Amritpal Singh styled himself aft slain Khalistani violent Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. He was was apprehended successful Moga's Rode colony connected April 23, 2017.

3) Last March, the Khalistan sympathiser managed to gaffe done the constabulary nett successful the Jalandhar territory by changing his conveyance and appearance.

4) When Amritpal Singh and his supporters, immoderate of whom were equipped with swords and guns, broke done barricades and stormed the constabulary presumption connected the outskirts of Amritsar metropolis past February 23, warring with constabulary to escaped his adjutant Lovepreet Singh Toofan, the Punjab Police began their crackdown.

5) He and his colleagues were charged with aggregate transgression instances for attempting to sow discord among societal classes, attacking constabulary officers, and obstructing nationalist officials' quality to lawfully bash their duties.

(With PTI inputs)

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Published: 25 Apr 2024, 09:17 AM IST