Amritpal Singh is on granted parole, and ready to take the oath as Member of Parliament.
Amritpal Singh an imprisoned radical, a pro-Khalistan preacher is going to take his oath as a Lok Sabha member today, July 5th. As he has won the Khadoor Sahib parliamentary seat, he is all set to become officially an MP at the Lok Sabha.
Amritpal Singh is a charged convict who was arrested last year on 18 March. The charges against him were attempted murder and, attacking police personnel, a large stock of guns was found from his aides, creating fear within the people of Punjab state.
Also, Amritpal Singh is a close ally of the Khalistani terrorist Avtar Singh Khanda who was accused of recruiting young people in his “private militia” from drug addict rehab centers. The rehab addiction facilities he was using to recruit people were also allegedly connected with Pakistani terrorist groups to whom they were importing illegal firearms.
Also, according to official sources, Amritpal had maintained a close relationship with the Pakistani intelligence group ISI, and a few other terrorist groups abroad, PTI reported.
He was arrested under the NSA (National Security Act), which specifically allows individuals, who are a serious threat to the Nation’s security to be detained without charges for up to a year.
He was imprisoned during the Lok Sabha vote, and did not get bail then, he ran for the election from prison. His supporters carried out the election duties for him throughout the Punjab state.
And now he is getting parole from 5 July for four days. He sought temporary release under Section 15 of the National Security Act. Although he cannot leave Delhi, according to his parole order but can visit his family.
After a meeting with the Speaker of the Lok Sabha Om Birla at his residence, the independent MP Sarbhjeet Singh Khalsa confirmed on 3 July that, Amritpal Singh has been granted parole to take the oath and the Lok Sabha Speaker has decided the oath ceremony would take place in the Speaker’s chamber.
Amritpal Singh the Khalistan sympathizer is ready to take his oath as a Member of Parliament on 5 July, confirmed by Sarbhjeet Singh Khalsa, an independent Member of Parliament from Faridkot, Punjab.
The parole that Amritpal Singh has received, comes with some specific conditions with it. There are 10 conditions mentioned in the parole order:
- The temporary release period only includes the time of the journey from the Central jail in Dibrugarh to New Delhi and back.
He would “not enter the territorial jurisdiction of any place other than New Delhi during the period of temporary release.”
- No one can record or share any of his statements on any electronic gadgets. “Amritpal Singh or any of his relatives shall not be permitted to video graph any statement of Amritpal and circulate any such statement in any electronic form.”
- Amritpal Singh neither can make any statement nor can take any action that just might harm the national security.
He is to “refrain from doing any action or making any statement that is prejudicial to national security.”
- Amritpal Singh’s relatives are allowed to meet with him in New Delhi, while he is there.
“The relatives of Amritpal, as defined under section 2 (c) of the Punjab Detenue (Condition of Detention) Order, 1981, shall be allowed to meet him during the period he is housed in New Delhi.”
- Regarding the deployment of security personnel, Amritpal Singh will be accompanied by as many numbers of police personnel as needed, which the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amritsar (Rural) will decide.
- The whole time Amritpal Singh is present in the Parliament building he will be accompanied by as many police or security officers provided by the Secretary General of Lok Sabha permits.
“He shall be accompanied by such number of police personnel, or other security personnel as permitted by the Secretary General, Lok Sabha.”
- And when he is not required in the Parliament, he should be in the chosen house for him by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Amritsar (Rural).
He shall be “housed at such place in New Delhi as is deemed appropriate by the SSP, Amritsar (Rural), after taking into account various security considerations.”
- He is under no circumstance allowed to leave New Delhi while he is there due to the temporary parole.
- Amritpal Singh’s travel and accommodation expenses in New Delhi will be covered by the Director of General Police, Punjab budget.
- The last one is, that the SSP (Senior Superintendent of Police), Amritsar (Rural), shall be collaborating with the Secretary General of Lok Sabha to make sure that all these conditions are met.
This Wednesday, Amritsar District Magistrate Ghanshyam Thori told PTI (Press Trust of India), “Amritpal Singh has been granted parole for up to four days or less beginning July 5 with certain conditions that have been communicated to the jail superintendent, Dibrugarh.”
Thori has also mentioned about the parole that, it is “granted by District Magistrate, Amritsar, after authorization by the Home Department.”
Amritpal Singh, as per police officials is expected to be transferred to Delhi by helicopter, as Khalsa has also mentioned, “I understand that he will be flown in from the prison for taking oath.”
Amritpal Singh, who is the head of “Waris Punjab De” (Heirs of Punjab), has self-styled himself with a particular outfit after the slain Khalistani militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was the leading figure of the Khalistan movement, though he never personally advocated for a separate Sikh Nation.
Deep Sidhu formed the organization “Waris Punjab De,” who was an actor and an activist, who died in a car accident. Amritpal Singh was declared as the chief of the organization in 2022 on 4 March. Although there has been a controversy about when Deep Sidhu was alive, he made Harnek Singh Uppal the head.
Amritpal Singh is a known major sympathizer, and supporter as well so to speak of the Khalistan movement. And our current government has always said that all Sikhs are Indians, they are a part of India like they always have been, and Sikh problems are the country’s problem.
Amritpal Singh has led the Lok Sabha election as an independent and won from Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha seat by defeating the Congress candidate Kulbir Singh Zira by almost 2 lakh votes.
Since just in a few hours, he is going to take the oath to become officially a Member of Parliament (MP), and still a major Khalistani separatist or supporter, what does our government have to say about it, and where does the Modi Government stand in this situation?
