![]() In February 2022, Deep Sidhu also blocked Amritpal’s phone number. However, Deep Sidhu blocked him as Amritpal spoke more on Khalistan than issues of Punjab like claims on river waters, Chandigarh and Punjabi-speaking areas, among others. The alarm went off regarding his activities when he and his supporters were seen driving around in swanky cars, carrying weapons.ĭeep Sidhu formed an audio-room during the farm agitation in 2021 and continued it until he was arrested for violence on Republic Day in New Delhi.Īmritpal was not among the speakers, but some NRIs and members prompted him to take the role. In December, supporters of Amritpal damaged furniture at two gurdwaras in Jalandhar while protesting the practice of providing chairs to devotees who couldn’t sit on the floor during the path of Guru Granth Sahib. Four days later, a grand ceremony was held at Rode, the ancestral village of Khalistani ideologue Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, for the dastarbandi (turban-wearing) ceremony of Amritpal. Suddenly, he arrived with his supporters at Anandpur Sahib and was baptised as a Sikh on September 25, 2022. There was not much activity by him for six months. Much to the shock of his family and other members, it was announced on the Facebook page that Amritpal was the new chief of the Waris Punjab De and a letter of appointment was also posted on Facebook. However, Deep died in a car accident on February 15, 2022, days after he formed the Waris Punjab De. ![]() Amritpal Singh, a pro-Khalistan activist and most-wanted fugitive, arrived on the Punjab scene as a listener through social media app ClubHouse, where individuals or organisations set up exclusive ‘audio-rooms’ for discussions on a topic.ĭeep Sidhu distanced himself from Amritpal.
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