1. Amritpal Singh was born on 17 January 1993 and is a radical pro-Khalistan separatist and a self-styled preacher.
45 Facts About Amritpal Singh
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Amritpal Singh is a Member of Parliament in India's Lok Sabha representing the constituency of Khadoor Sahib in the Tarn Taran district of Punjab since 2024.
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Indian intelligence sources claim that Singh has been supported by the Inter-Services Intelligence, that he has stockpiled arms while raising a private militia called Anandpur Khalsa Fauj.
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Amritpal Singh was arrested on 23 April 2023 under the National Security Act.
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Amritpal Singh was born on 17 January 1993, in Jallupur Khera, a village in the Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district of Punjab, India into the Sandhu clan of Jatt Sikhs.
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Amritpal Singh was the youngest of the three children of Tarsem Singh and Balwinder Kaur.
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Amritpal Singh dropped out after three years, never having completed the course.
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Amritpal Singh often spoke about issues concerning Punjab on social media.
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Amritpal Singh is said to have been a vocal supporter of Sidhu and his role in the agitation.
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Amritpal Singh was arrested for the action and spent a few months in prison.
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Amritpal Singh became a part of Waris Punjab De, remotely from Dubai.
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In Dubai, Amritpal Singh is claimed by Indian authorities to have come in contact with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, which has supported the Khalistan movement in the past.
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Amritpal Singh was in touch with Jaswant Singh Rode, a nephew of Bhindranwale and brother of Lakhbir Singh Rode who runs the International Sikh Youth Federation from Lahore, and a Babbar Khalsa militant called Paramjit Singh Pamma.
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Sidhu's family disowned Amritpal Singh and called for an investigation into his antecedents.
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Amritpal Singh returned to Punjab in August 2022 with a flowing beard and turban.
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Amritpal Singh gave up his role in the family's business and his permanent resident status in Canada.
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Amritpal Singh was lodged in the house of the sarpanch and a long line of people came to see him.
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Amritpal Singh's dastarbandi served as his inauguration as the head of Waris Punjab De, amid slogans of "Khalistan Zindabad".
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An official of the Akal Takht said that, whereas normally they would receive around 200 youth for baptism on a Sunday, Amritpal Singh's efforts resulted in over 1,000 people coming.
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Amritpal Singh has visited the outlying regions of Sikhism such as Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan and places in Haryana, and he is said to have attracted people from far away places such as Delhi, Maharashtra and Jammu.
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Amritpal Singh was accompanied by supporters carrying automatic guns and bullets.
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Amritpal Singh was suspected of using his drug de-addiction centers to set up hideouts and storehouses for weapons being smuggled from Pakistan using drones.
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In retaliation, Amritpal Singh supporters clashed with the police, resulting in six policemen being injured.
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Amritpal Singh further stated in a separate instance that the Khalistan sentiment will remain in the population and that no one can suppress it.
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Amritpal Singh threatened Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying that he will meet the same fate as Indira Gandhi, who was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards in 1984.
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Amritpal Singh has stated that Khalistani militant Jarnail Amritpal Singh Bhindranwale, who was killed in Operation Blue Star in 1984, is his hero.
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Amritpal Singh entered the Golden Temple with a group of armed men called Faujaan.
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In May 2024, Amritpal Singh decided to run as an independent candidate for the Khadoor Sahib constituency of Punjab in the Lok Sabha elections.
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Amritpal Singh's campaign was led by his family and supporters due to his detention in Assam's Dibrugarh Jail under the National Security Act.
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On 4 June 2024, Amritpal Singh won the elections from Khadoor Sahib and was elected as a Member of the Lok Sabha by defeating his nearest competitor, Kulbir Amritpal Singh Zira of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 197,120 votes.
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Amritpal Singh was granted a 4-day parole on 5 July 2024 to take oath as MP.
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Amritpal Singh travelled from Dibrugarh to New Delhi under high police security for his oath as the member of the 18th Lok Sabha.
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On 9 December 2022, Amritpal Singh's supporters vandalised a gurudwara in Biharipura and then later on 13 December, vandalised another gurudwara in Jalandhar.
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Amritpal Singh had styled their group like a Jatha carrying the Guru Granth Sahib in a palki sahib and used the holy book as a cover to infiltrate and to force the police into using acquiescent tactics.
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Amritpal Singh's wielding of the Guru Granth Sahib as a shield was condemned by scholars and the Sikh clergy alike.
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Amritpal Singh was wanted for attempted murder, obstruction of law enforcement and creating disharmony in society and was reported to be absconding.
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Amritpal Singh switched cars and changed clothes to avoid detection during the chase, eventually escaping on a motor cycle.
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Amritpal Singh was then sent to Dibrugarh central jail in Assam under NSA.
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Amritpal Singh has been trained by the ISI in Georgia to execute a separatist agenda, according to them.
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Jathedar of the Akal Takht, Giani Harpreet Amritpal Singh, accused the authorities of "creating an atmosphere of terror in the state".
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The Indian Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Amritpal Singh Sandhu, was threatened with assassination by Khalistanis.
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British Sikh Labour MP, Tanmanjeet Amritpal Singh Dhesi criticised the government's actions.
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Canadian-Sikh politician, Jagmeet Amritpal Singh asked the Canadian government to raise concerns with their Indian counterparts regarding suspension of civil liberties.
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On 10 February 2023, Amritpal Singh married Kirandeep Kaur, a native of Jalandhar district who used to live in the United Kingdom.
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Amritpal Singh described it as an instance of "reverse migration" and encouraged Punjabis to return to Punjab and settle there.