Amritpal Singh taken from Assam jail to Delhi to take oath as MP

Radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh is taken from Dibrugarh Central Jail to Mohanbari airport for his flight to Delhi amid tight security, in Dibrugarh on July 5, 2024. | Photo Source: PTI

Jailed activist Waris Punjab De Amritpal Singh was flown to New Delhi on a special flight on July 5 morning, where he was to take oath as an MP, an official said.

Mr Amritpal, the 31-year-old who won the Lok Sabha elections from Khadoor Sahib constituency in Punjab, said he had been granted four days of parole while he took the oath.

He was transferred from Dibrugarh Central Jail, where he had been lodged since April last year, to the airport early this morning amid heavy security.

An eight-member team of the Punjab police arrived in Dibrugarh on Thursday to take Mr. Amritpal to New Delhi. A team of the Assam police and the district administration accompanied them to the airport from the jail, the official said.

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His parole orders are strict, barring him or his relatives from making public statements during his visit to New Delhi. In addition, any form of media coverage, including videography or dissemination of statements, is strictly prohibited.

Further, the Khalistan propagator has been directed not to engage in any activities that may threaten national security.

His parents, Tarsem Singh and Balwinder Kaur, and his wife Kirandeep Kaur, met the jailed activist last month after his victory in the Lok Sabha elections. Mr. Amritpal won the Khadoor Sahib elections by a margin of 1.97 lakh votes as an independent candidate, defeating Congressman Kulbir Singh Zira.

Ten members of the organisation, including Mr Amritpal and one of his uncles, have been in jail for more than a year, arrested under the National Security Act in various parts of Punjab after a brutal crackdown.