
Deliberations are ongoing on whether Amritpal will continue to be held in Assam or be shifted to another jail.
Punjab Extends MP Amritpal’s NSA Detention for Another Year, Latest news:
The Punjab government has extended the detention of jailed MP and radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh under the National Security Act (NSA) for another year.
According to a report by Hindustan Times, senior officials aware of the development said that a notice confirming the extension of the detention was to be served to the Dibrugarh Jail authorities and the NSA detainee, following due legal procedure. A team of Punjab Police had visited Dibrugarh Jail to complete the formalities.
Amritpal, whose current detention was set to end on April 23, was arrested in April 2023 and has since been lodged in Assam’s Dibrugarh Jail.
“All stakeholders, including state and central agencies, have thoroughly assessed the current law and order situation in the state, following which the decision to extend the detention was made,” Hindustan Times quoted a senior government official as saying.
Deliberations are ongoing on whether Amritpal will continue to be held in Assam or be shifted to another jail.
Meanwhile, Amritpal’s key associate Papalpreet Singh and eight others were reportedly brought back to Punjab after the government decided not to extend their NSA detention. They are currently in the custody of Punjab Police.
Amritpal Singh rose to prominence for imitating the appearance, speech, and actions of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, a controversial Khalistani separatist leader who was killed in 1984 during Operation Blue Star.
He was arrested in Moga’s Rode village after a month-long manhunt, following the February 23, 2023, Ajnala incident. During the incident, Amritpal and his supporters clashed with police, stormed a police station near Amritsar while demanding the release of his aides, and allegedly brandished swords and firearms. They were booked for attempt to murder, inciting communal disharmony, assaulting police personnel, and obstructing public servants in the discharge of their duties.
Despite these charges, Amritpal won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Khadoor Sahib constituency with a margin of over 1.9 lakh votes and took oath as a Member of Parliament in a closed session before the Lok Sabha Speaker on July 5, 2024.
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