Amritpal Singh
Amritpal Singh | |
|---|---|
Singh in 2022 | |
| 2nd Jathedar of Waris Punjab De | |
| Assumed office 29 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Deep Sidhu |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jasbir Singh Gill |
| Constituency | Khadoor Sahib, Punjab |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amritpal Singh Sandhu 17 January 1993 (age 32) Jallupur Khera, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) (2025-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2024–2025) |
| Spouse |
Kirandeep Kaur (m. 2023) |
| Occupation |
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| Known for | Khalistani separatism |
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).