Amritpal Singh News: Amritpal Singh, lodged in Dibrugarh jail under the NSA Act, wants to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Khalistan supporter Amritpal has decided to contest elections from Punjab parliamentary seat Khadur Sahib, reports jagran.com.
According to the report, Singh will contest the elections independently and not on behalf of any party. The information was given by Advocate Rajdev Singh Khalsa. Khalsa said that he met with Amritpal Singh, lodged in the Dibrugarh jail of Assam, and he has decided to contest the elections from Khadur Sahib.
Who Is Amritpal Singh?
Amritpal Singh is a supporter of Khalistan and the head of 'Waris Punjab De'. He was born on January 17, 1993, in Jallupur Kheda, Amritsar. In 2021, Amritpal joined the family's transport business and moved to Dubai. He returned to India in 2022.
Amritpal came into the limelight after the violence at the Ajnala police station in Amritsar. It was alleged that Amritpal, angry over the arrest of his associate Lovepreet Singh Toofan, along with his supporters, attacked Ajnala police station on February 23.
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He and his associates had been booked in several criminal cases related to spreading disharmony among classes, attempts to murder, attacks on police personnel, and creating obstructions in the lawful discharge of duty by public servants.
(With input from agencies)