There is a political uproar after the statement given by Punjab Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi on Amritpal Singh. Channi claimed that the BJP-led central government has curbed the freedom of expression of controversial Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh. After this comment, voices of protest started rising, then Congress distanced itself from this statement. Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said that the statement given by MP Charanjit Singh Channi on Amritpal Singh is his own and in no way has any connection with the Congress. On Channi’s comment, BJP MP Ravneet Singh Bittu said that Channi is behaving like a traitor.
During the discussion on the budget in Parliament, Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu got angry at Channi. Bittu called Channi the most corrupt man in Punjab and targeted him fiercely. In Parliament, members of the ruling and opposition parties came face to face over the dispute between Bittu and Channi and there was a lot of uproar. Due to the uproar, the proceedings of the Lok Sabha had to be adjourned till 2 pm.
Charanjit Channi raised the issue of release of Amritpal Singh in Parliament
Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi demanded the release of Khalistan supporter Amritpal Singh from jail. During his speech in Parliament, Charanjit Singh Channi demanded the release of Amritpal Singh and said, ’20 lakh people of Punjab have elected him as their leader and sent him to Parliament. But he has been put in jail. He is unable to present the views of the people of his area in the House. This is also a kind of emergency.’
Who is Amritpal Singh?
Amritpal Singh, the head of the Khalistani organization ‘Waris Punjab De’, has won the Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate from Punjab’s Khadoor Sahib seat. Amritpal Singh has been in jail since March last year. A case is going on against him under the NSA. Amritpal Singh came into the limelight when he attacked a police station with thousands of supporters to free his close aide. In Punjab, he is even called Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale-2.0.
Let us tell you that in the 1980s, Bhindranwale had raised the demand for a separate country Khalistan for the Sikhs and created chaos in the whole of Punjab. Similarly, Amritpal Singh wears a comparatively heavy turban on his head.