Akali Dal Waris Punjab De has appealed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to facilitate jailed Lok Sabha MP Amritpal Singh’s attendance at the last rites of his grandmother, Mata Charan Kaur, requesting urgent legal and administrative intervention.
The party has submitted separate letters to Shah and Mann, urging them to coordinate with the governments of Punjab and Assam, along with relevant authorities, to make arrangements for Singh’s temporary release or supervised attendance at the funeral.
Amritpal Singh, who represents the Khadoor Sahib constituency in the Lok Sabha, is currently lodged in Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam. The party has requested that authorities consider granting interim bail or another legally permissible arrangement that would allow him to participate in his grandmother’s final rites.
In the letters, signed by party general secretary Mandeep Singh Sidhu, Waris Punjab De also sought arrangements for secure transportation and police escort, subject to approval from the competent court and compliance with applicable legal provisions.
Sidhu emphasized that attending the funeral of a close family member was a matter of human dignity rather than a request for preferential treatment. He maintained that the appeal sought only to provide Singh, both an elected representative and a grandson, with an opportunity to pay his final respects while remaining within the legal framework.
Highlighting the urgency of the situation, the party called on the Union Home Minister and Punjab Chief Minister to ensure that the request receives immediate consideration, given the time-sensitive nature of the funeral arrangements.
The party maintained that any decision regarding Singh’s attendance should be made through appropriate legal and administrative procedures while taking into account the humanitarian circumstances surrounding the request.
