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Amritpal Singh
Indian Sikh leader (born 1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amritpal Singh Sandhu (born 17 January 1993)[3][4] is a radical[8] Indian pro-Khalistan separatist,[11] a self-styled Sikh preacher[13] and politician. He is a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha representing the constituency of Khadoor Sahib since 2024.[14][15][16]
Amritpal Singh | |
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![]() Singh in 2022 | |
2nd Jathedar of Waris Punjab De | |
Assumed office 29 September 2022 | |
Preceded by | Deep Sidhu |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Jasbir Singh Gill |
Constituency | Khadoor Sahib, Punjab |
Personal details | |
Born | (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 31) Jallupur Khera, Punjab, India[1] |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse |
Kirandeep Kaur (m. 2023) |
Occupation |
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Known for | Khalistani separatism[2] |
After living in Dubai for a decade, he returned to Punjab in September 2022, having been controversially appointed as the leader of Waris Punjab De and started a campaign which encouraged youth to refrain from drugs, adopt a traditionalist form of Sikhism, and advocated a sovereign Punjabi Sikh nation state called Khalistan.[17][18][19]
Indian intelligence sources claim that Sandhu has been supported by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI),[23] that he has stockpiled arms while raising a private militia called Anandpur Khalsa Fauj (AKF).[24][25][32] In March 2023, the state government, acting in coordination with the central government, launched an intense crackdown on Sandhu and his associates.[36] He was arrested on 23 April 2023 under the National Security Act (India).[37][38]