HT Correspondent
DIBRUGARH, JUN 8: Days after the jailed leader of Waris Punjab De, Amritpal Singh, achieved a stunning victory in the Lok Sabha polls, his parents, Tarsem Singh and Balwinder Kaur, arrived at Dibrugarh Central Jail from Punjab to meet their son.
Balwinder Kaur, his mother, distributed sweets brought from Punjab to the guards and jail staff to celebrate her son’s Lok Sabha victory. She also brought a new set of clothes and shoes for Amritpal Singh, intended for him to wear at the upcoming oath-taking ceremony in Parliament as an MP.
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Singh, imprisoned in the high-security Dibrugarh Central Jail since April 23, 2023, under the National Security Act (NSA), surprised everyone by winning the Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha seat in Punjab by a huge margin of 1,97,120 votes.
Contesting as an Independent candidate, he secured 4,04,430 votes, while his nearest rival, Congress’s Kulbir Singh Zira, bagged 2,07,310 votes.
Speaking to reporters outside the jail, Amritpal Singh’s father, Tarsem Singh, said, “We are meeting him for the first time since his win. We are happy to share the good news as his parents. He will be pleased that we have come to see him. Everyone back home loves Amritpal, from children to elderly persons. Due to their love and support, he managed to win the Lok Sabha seat by a significant margin.”
“I have brought sweets for everyone to celebrate my son’s victory. I have also brought a new set of clothes and shoes for Amritpal so that he can wear them during the oath-taking ceremony,” Kaur added.
According to legal experts, legally, Singh is barred from attending Lok Sabha proceedings since he is in jail, yet he has the constitutional right to be sworn in as a Member of Parliament.
Being sworn in after winning elections is a constitutional right. However, if the winning candidate is in jail, they must request the authorities to be taken to Parliament for the oath-taking ceremony. Once they have taken the oath, they must return to jail.
Notably, besides Amritpal Singh, nine of his close aides are lodged in Dibrugarh jail after their arrests in Punjab under the National Security Act.
