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Amritpal Singh

Singh in 2022 Amritpal Singh Sandhu (born 17 January 1993) is a radical Indian pro-Khalistan separatist, self-styled Sikh preacher and politician.}}}}}} He is a Member of the Indian Parliament in the Lok Sabha representing the constituency of Khadoor Sahib since 2024.

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; he started an anti-drugs campaign, encouraging the youth to adopt a traditionalist form of Sikhism and advocated for a sovereign Sikh state in Punjab called Khalistan.

Indian intelligence sources claim that Singh has been supported by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), that he has stockpiled arms while raising a private militia called Anandpur Khalsa Fauj (AKF).}} In March 2023, the state government, acting in coordination with the central government, launched an intense crackdown on Singh and his associates.}} He was arrested on 23 April 2023 under the National Security Act (India). Provided by Wikipedia
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