Congress leader receives threat call, asked to stop speaking against Amritpal Singh

Congress’ Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu on Sunday claimed to have received a call threatening him with dire consequences if he did not stop speaking against preacher and Khalistani sympathizer Amritpal Singh.

Bittu, a three-time MP, is the grandson of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, who was assassinated in 1995. The Ludhiana MP, who is currently in Chhattisgarh attending the 85th plenary session of the Congress, said he received a “threat call from an unknown caller from an international number”.

“The caller said I should stop speaking against Amritpal Singh or else face dire consequences,” Bittu said, as reported by PTI.

A complaint was registered at Ghumar Mandi police post, Ludhiana, in this regard and further investigations are on.

AJNALA INCIDENT

Amritpal Singh’s supporters, some of them brandishing swords and guns, broke through barricades and stormed into a police station complex in Ajnala on Thursday, camping there till they were “assured” that Singh’s arrested aide, Lovepreet Singh, would be released.

Singh’s aide and kidnapping accused Lovepreet Singh ‘Toofan’ walked out of jail on Friday.

A large police force kept a watch but refrained from taking any action as the preacher, often described as a Khalistan sympathiser, and other protesters stayed put at the Ajnala police station for hours.

Dubai-returned Amritpal Singh is the head of ‘Waris Punjab De’ organisation founded by actor and activist Deep Sidhu who died in a road accident in February last year.