Amritpal Singh addresses his supporters (File)
New Delhi:
With the help of Sikh separatists abroad, Pakistan’s spy agency outside the ISI was the driving force behind Amritpal Singh’s return to India with the aim of reviving terrorism in the country, officials said. Punjab.
Singh, about 30 years old, was a truck driver in Dubai before the ISI, with the help of Khalistan supporters outside India, radicalized him so he could push Punjab again. on the dark days of terrorism, they said.
Threatening Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Punjab Chief Minister Bagwant Singh Mann, the radical Sikh preacher publicly issued a statement declaring his secession from India and the establishment of Khalistan. He talked about former prime minister Indira Gandhi and prime minister Beant Singh who were assassinated by terrorists.
While Indira Gandhi was shot dead by her own bodyguard, Beant Singh was killed by Dilawar Singh, who acted as a human bomb. Radical preacher claims that many Dilawars are ready in the present situation of Punjab.
Whether it’s his rally at Tarn Taran on Republic Day this year or his media interviews, he has openly supported separatism and the formation of Khalistan. .
Officials say he has incited young Sikhs to resort to armed uprising against democratically elected governments to counter alleged discriminatory treatment being met. to achieve the ‘ultimate goal’ of establishing ‘Khalistan’.
During a performance at Rode in Moga district, Singh said that governments run by non-Sikhs have no right to rule over the people of Punjab and that the people of Punjab can only be ruled by Sikhs.
He styled himself in the footsteps of terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, who was killed in Operation Blue Star in 1984, by copying his outfit, his style, carrying an arrow, keeping a guard. armed soldiers and took the shield of religion.
Singh, now on the run, is also accused of having ties to Lakhbir Singh Rode, the head of the International Federation of Sikh Youth, who is wanted in India and wanted in the Arms Smuggling cases. including RDX explosives), plots to attack government leaders in New Delhi and sow hatred in Punjab.
Tracking his whereabouts, officials say Singh, during his time in Dubai, was in close contact with Jaswant, Rode’s brother.
After returning to Punjab under the orders of the ISI, Singh enlisted the help of Amrit Sanchar to establish his organization. He then launched a campaign called ‘Khalsa Waheer’ and strengthened his organization by going to the villages, they said.
He stirred up Punjab affairs and began to incite Sikhs against the government by invoking religion.
A source said: “The low-class and aimless youth became easy targets for Singh and he started exploiting the sentiment in the name of religion.”
Officials allege that, in the name of organizing Amritpan Rites to baptize young Sikhs and connect them with the religion, his attempt was to create an army of frustrated youths ready to ready to accept the state.
They say that without taking into account the sanctity of pious places like Gurdwara, his so-called army sabotaged two Gurdwaras for keeping some furniture for the elderly and disabled to sit on.
According to officials, his main aim was to propel Punjab forward into the dark decades of the military that had to overcome many hardships and many sacrifices.
Officials claim that the organization headed by Singh is receiving money from Pakistan.
The radical Sikh preacher took control of Waris Punjab De’s accounts with the help of his uncle Harjit Singh, thus turning it into a family-run organization.
They say the so-called preacher used Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji during the February incitement for his own personal gain and was considered a kind of blasphemy.
This act of Singh was condemned by the entire Sikh community and after the incident, Shri Akal Takht Sahib formed a commission and ordered an investigation into the incident.
Officials allege that Singh went to Jathedar Akal Takht and threatened him to remain silent.
Singh said in a statement that the Ajnala incident was “not violent” and also threatened to cause “real violence” in the future.
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