Chandigarh, Nov 10 (PTI) Akali Dal Waris Punjab De leader Manpreet Singh Ayali on Tuesday demanded parole for jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh to attend the last rites of his grandmother.
Singh’s grandmother Charan Kaur (84) died on Sunday after prolonged illness. On Monday, the family deferred the cremation for three days, urging the government to grant parole to the MP to attend the ceremony.
The family has also approached a court in Amritsar seeking Singh’s temporary release. The mortal remains have been kept at the family’s native village, Jallupur Khera in Amritsar.
Seeking parole for Singh, Ayali said that while people accused of heinous crimes are repeatedly granted parole, Sikh political prisoners continue to be denied even the most basic humanitarian relief.
“Bhai Amritpal Singh’s grandmother, Mata Charan Kaur, has passed away, and her family has postponed the cremation in the hope that he might be allowed one last glimpse of her,” said Ayali, the Dakha MLA.
“This is a simple appeal for natural justice as per the norms of a civilised society. A grandson’s right to bid farewell to his grandmother cannot be selectively denied. Authorities must rise above double standards and grant him temporary parole without delay,” Ayali said.
Akali Dal Waris Punjab De founder and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh is currently lodged in a jail in Assam in the 2023 Ajnala police station attack case.
On February 23, 2023, Singh and his supporters, some of them brandishing swords and guns, allegedly barged into Ajnala police station on the outskirts of Amritsar, and clashed with police while trying to forcibly release his aides detained there.
Singh was arrested in Moga’s Rode village on April 23 that year, after a month-long manhunt.
He later fought the Lok Sabha elections as an independent and won from Khadoor Sahib in 2024. PTI CHS RUK
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