Dibrugarh: Radical Khalistani preacher and 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh lodged at the Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam along with his associates has written a letter to his lawyer from inside the jail saying he is in 'chardi kala' (high spirits). The letter was handed over by Amritpal to his lawyer Bhagwant Singh Siyalka on Thursday.
Siyalka, along with the family members of 10 of the Amritpal's jailed associates visited the Dibrugarh jail to meet them. Sources said during their meeting at the jail, Amritpal handed over a letter written in Gurmukhi to Siyalka which read, “With the blessing of the Almighty, I am in 'chardi kala' here”. In the letter, Amritpal Singh also accused the Punjab government of “unleashing excesses and registering several fake cases against Sikhs”.
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“This whole matter is of Khalsa Panth and I appeal to the Panth that a panel of capable advocates be set up, which will pursue all these cases,” he said in the letter. Pertinently, Amritpal Siyalka, an executive member of the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) was sent by the SGPC to Dibrugarh to meet the detained Waris Punjab De members and represent them in the court.
Another lawyer, Simranjeet Singh, also travelled to Dibrugarh along with Siyalka and the family members. After meeting the detainees, Siyalka told reporters that a special panel of lawyers will be formed, and its members will be solely responsible for conducting the judicial process. Besides Amritpal Singh, nine other activists of Waris Punjab De' have been brought to the Dibrugarh Central Jail since Mar. 19, after they were arrested from Punjab, following a crackdown on the outfit.
Amritpal Singh was brought to the jail on Apr. 23 following his arrest in Punjab. He has been kept in solitary confinement at the jail. Police have questioned him about the sources of funds received and his links with foreign agencies. Amritpal and his associates have been booked under several criminal cases related to spreading disharmony among classes, attempt to murder, attack on police personnel and creating obstructions in the lawful discharge of duty by public servants.
