At Village Of Separatist Chief Amritpal Singh Who Challenged Punjab Authorities

Amritsar:

Punjab’s radical preacher Amritpal Singh, who was on the centre of an enormous protest towards the arrest of his key aide, has blamed the Punjab Police for the violence in Amritsar on Thursday.

Usually escorted by armed supporters, the unconventional preacher and Khalistan sympathiser has been energetic for a while in Punjab.

Mr Singh heads “Waris Punjab De”, a radical organisation began by actor and activist Deep Sidhu, who died in a street accident in February final 12 months.

He alleged the police filed a “false case” towards his aide Lovepreet Singh aka Toofan Singh, so he and tons of of “Waris Punjab De” supporters went to satisfy the police at Amritsar’s Ajnala, the place Lovepreet Singh was saved.

“The media is misrepresenting the entire subject. A false FIR (first info report) was filed towards Lovepreet Singh. The police stopped our autos earlier than they launched a lathi-charge,” Mr Singh informed NDTV. “The violence would not have occurred if the police had not lathi-charged individuals,” he added.

Supporters of “Waris Punjab De” conflict with Punjab Police on Thursday

He denied allegations that he took refuge from police motion utilizing the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy guide of Sikhs.

“Wherever we go, the palanquin of Guru Granth Sahib strikes forward,” Mr Singh stated.

“I went contained in the police station and informed them to arrest me. A incorrect FIR was filed towards us. I had requested them to shut the FIR inside per week, after which I went to the police station,” Mr Singh stated.

On the Punjab Police’s deliberate motion towards them, Mr Singh stated the cycle of protest will repeat if the cops transfer in. He denied he is giving a risk. “Bear in mind, we’re speaking a couple of pretend FIR,” Mr Singh stated, including the year-long protest by farmers towards the now scrapped farm legal guidelines is a working example.

His aide and kidnapping accused Lovepreet Singh walked out of a jail yesterday, following the protests by Waris Punjab De supporters.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann right this moment slammed Mr Singh over taking the holy guide to the police station, saying the unconventional preacher’s argument is not sensible. “Those that take the Guru Granth Sahib to a police station as a protect can’t be referred to as waris (inheritor) of Punjab and Punjabiyat in any method,” Mr Mann tweeted in Punjabi.