Jailed chief of ‘Waris Punjab De’ and pro-Khalistani chief Amrit Pal Singh might contest within the Lok Sabha elections, if varied media reviews are to be believed. According to reviews, he’s set to contest from the Khadoor Sahib constituency in Punjab. Currently lodged within the Dibrugarh jail of Assam, Amritpal Singh is going through stringent fees together with the National Security Act (NSA). He was arrested by Punjab Police and was shifted to Assam over safety issues.
As per the report by The Indian Express, Amrit Pal Singh’s lawyer, Rajdev Singh Khalsa, has confirmed his candidacy. Khalsa claimed that Amrit Pal will contest the election as an unbiased candidate. He acknowledged that he met Amrit Pal in Dibrugarh immediately (April 24) and throughout the assembly, Amrit Pal confirmed that he’s able to contest from the Khadoor Sahib constituency. As per reviews, a mainstream social gathering is contemplating extending assist to Amrit Pal. However, Amrit Pal Singh’s mom, Balvinder Kaur, knowledgeable the media that his spouse just lately met him and did not reveal any such particulars.
Amrit Pal Singh gained consideration final 12 months in February when his supporters besieged the Ajnala police station in Amritsar. Lovepreet Toofan, a detailed aide of Singh, was arrested in a case associated to kidnapping and assault. On February 16, an individual named Veerendra Singh filed a case towards Amrit Pal and a few of his associates. Following this case, the police arrested Lovepreet Singh alias Toofan from Gurdaspur. Amrit Pal, alarmed by this arrest, started overtly threatening the administration. He issued an ultimatum to the police that if his affiliate was not launched, he would besiege the police station together with his supporters.
It was February 23, 2023 when 1000’s of Amrit Pal Singh’s supporters gathered in Ajnala armed with weapons, swords, and lathis. All of them protested towards the arrest of Amrit Pal’s shut affiliate Lovepreet Toofan on fees of assaulting law enforcement officials. Several policemen had been injured throughout the confrontation by which they broke the jail to free Toofan.
