Security arrangements have been stepped up in Bathinda, Punjab, ahead of Baisakhi celebrations following an unverified video of Khalistani preacher and ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh urging followers to spread the word for the big congregation on Baisakhi to discuss issues before the Sikh community. The Additional Director General of Police, Surinder Pal Singh Parmar, said that the security arrangement is a positive message that the situation is normal in Punjab. Amritpal has been on the run since March 18, the day Punjab Police launched a massive manhunt for him. Amritpal Singh, the fugitive Khalistani preacher and ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief, has denied running away and abandoning his friends.
He stated that he will soon appear in front of the world and that he is not the kind of person who will go abroad and put out videos. Punjab Police had declared him a fugitive and launched a massive manhunt for him since March 18, after his supporters attacked the Ajnala police station in Amritsar on February 23 demanding the release of one of his close aides. It seems that Amritpal Singh, the Khalistani preacher and ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief, has been on the run since March 18, 2023, when Punjab Police launched a massive manhunt for him. This came after his supporters attacked the Ajnala police station in Amritsar on February 23, 2023, demanding the release of one of his close aides, Lovepreet Toofan. Amritpal has since appeared in a new video and denied being a fugitive, stating that he will soon “appear in front of the world.”
