Amritpal Singh
Chandigarh: The custody of hardline Sikh preacher and newly elected MP from Khadoor Sahib seat Amritpal Singh, lodged in Assam’s Dibrugarh jail, has been extended for a year. The Punjab government’s Home Affairs and Justice Department had ordered the extension on June 3, a day before the Lok Sabha election results were announced.
Amritpal is the head of the organization ‘Waaris Punjab De’
Details of the order were disclosed to the media on Wednesday. Amritpal, the head of the ‘Waris Punjab De’ organisation, is currently lodged in a jail in Assam along with his nine associates under the National Security Act. Contesting as an independent candidate, Amritpal won the Lok Sabha election from the Khadoor Sahib constituency.
Amritpal defeated nearest rival and Congress candidate Kulbir Singh Zira by 1,97,120 votes. The order said, “Based on the facts and circumstances, the Advisory Board is of the opinion that there are sufficient reasons to continue the detention of the detenu Amritpal Singh Sandhu alias Amritpal Singh under the provisions of the National Security Act, 1980.” (Input: Bhasha)
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