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Amritpal Singh The new Khalistan Leader is becoming another nightmare for India. 

Amritpal singh was born in a religious family background in Jallupar Khera  in Amritsar District to Tarsem Singh and Balwinder Kaur..He went to study Mechanical complex but was a School Dropout as he did not completed his Course at Chandigarh.

He went to UAE in 2012 He was there known as a Mona Sikh (Sikhs who dont wear a Turbun or Beard).He was impressed by Deep Sidhu who had a made a Party Waris Punjab Day and he was the First Jathedar of the Party.

The Party emerged during the Period of Farmers Protest in India.and they were fighting for the rights of Punjabi of India.Sidhu is alleged to have led a group of farmers to storm the Red Fort in Delhi on the Republic Day of 2021. He was arrested for the action and spent a few months in prison. After getting released on bail, he founded the Waris Punjab De ("Heirs of Punjab") organisation to fight for what he termed the rights of Punjab.

Amritpal Singh also became a part of Waris Punjab De, remotely from Dubai In one of his interviews, he claimed that he worked closely with Sidhu in starting the organisation. Others have said that Deep Sidhu did not appreciate the "Khalistani" slant of Amritpal Singh and blocked him from the audio discussion forum during the farmers' protests. He is also said to have blocked Amritpal phone from his personal contacts in February 2022.

Succession to Deep Sidhu

After the sudden death of Deep Sidhu in February 2022,[35] a letter appeared on a Facebook account of Waris Punjab De on 4 March 2022 appointing Amritpal Singh as the organisation's leader.[31] The appointment remains controversial. According to some sources, Sidhu had appointed Harnek Singh Uppal as the head of Waris Punjab De even while he was alive. So his death did not affect the organisation. A break-away faction of the organisation apparently chose Amritpal using a "hacked" Facebook account, while the original organisation has continued under Uppal (now called the "Deep Sidhu faction").Sidhu's family disowned Amritpal and called for an investigation into his antecedents.

Amritpal Singh returned to Punjab in August 2022 with a flowing beard and turban.He gave up his role in the family's business and also his permanent resident status in Canada.In September, he got baptised at Anandpur Sahib in front of a larger gathering A week later, a dastarbandi (turban tying ceremony) was held for him in the Rode village in Moga district, the native place of former militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale] By this time, he was already being treated as a big leader. He was lodged in the house of the sarpanch (head of village) and a long line of people came to see him. His dastarbandi served as his inauguration as the head of Waris Punjab De, amid slogans of "Khalistan Zindabad".

In his inauguration speech, Amritpal said that the Sikhs had been slaves for 150 years, first to the British and later to the "Hindus". The only way to be totally free is to have "Sikh rule". Passing 15 resolutions including one saying that nobody could "interfere" with Sikh affairs, he declared a "fight for freedom". "Our waters are being looted", "our Guru is being desecrated", "factories encroached into our land" and "our turbans are being disrespected". These were all alleged signs of slavery.

 Ajnala Clash

In February 2023, a man complained in an Ajnala police station stating he was kidnapped and beaten by the associates of Amritpal Singh. An FIR was registered against Amritpal Singh and six of his associates. The police arrested one of his close associates, Lovepreet Singh Toofan.

After the arrest, Amritpal Singh issued an "ultimatum" to Punjab Police to revoke the case and, when the police did not respond, his supporters broke through police barricades and stormed the police complex, armed with automatic guns and sharp weapons.Several police personnel were injured and police vehicles were damaged. According to Senior Superintendent of Police Satinder Singh, the police could not retaliate because the supporters of Amritpal Singh had styled their group like a Jatha, carrying the Guru Granth Sahib

Punjab police later released Lovepreet Singh after the court ordered his release based on the police report.

In an interview to NDTV on 25 February 2023, Amritpal alleged that the police filed a "false case" against Lovepreet. As a result, he and hundreds of Waris Punjab De supporters went to meet the police at Ajnala where Lovepreet Singh was kept. He also said that the media is misleading people about the Ajnala incident.

Crackdown by authorities

On 18 March, the Punjab Police initiated a crackdown against Waris Punjab De, arresting 78 persons and detaining several others for questioning.[a] Amritpal Singh was reported to be absconding.] In the hunt to arrest Singh, the police have set up road blocks around the region, and were involved in a car chase, but Singh managed to escape.Singh switched cars and changed clothes to avoid detection during the chase, eventually escaping on a motor cycle. The vehicles used and a .315 rifle stashed in one of them were recovered by the police.Mobile Internet services in Punjab were suspended and text messaging services were disabled during the weekend, until the afternoon of 21 March, affecting 27 million people Gatherings of more than four persons were prohibited in Chandigarh under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code

Reactions

Diasporic Sikhs protested the actions of the authorities against Amritpal Singh and a mob of protesters attacked the Indian consulate in San Francisco. A mob also attacked the Indian High Commission office in London and attempted to pull down the Indian flag off the pole. The flag was restored and Indian External Affairs Ministry summoned the British deputy high commissioner Christina Scott for an explanation. Similar protests also took place in Auckland, New Zealand.

British Sikh Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi criticised the Indian government's actions Concerns about the situation were also raised by Canadian Sikh MPs. The World Sikh Organization of Canada criticised the manhunt as "draconian" and a "[means] to orchestrate a false encounter and facilitate his extrajudicial murder".

Akal Takht Jathedar, Giani Harpreet Singh, accused the authorities of "creating an atmosphere of terror in the state".[79] Journalists, politicians, and celebrities who criticised the heavy-handed response of the government have had their social media accounts blocked in India.[80] The SGPC has demanded the police "stop arresting innocent Sikh youth".