A purported audio, allegedly of Amritpal Singh, has gone viral on social media platforms. In the audio, the separatist leader could be heard saying that he has not put forth any demands for surrender.
Chandigarh,UPDATED: Mar 30, 2023 17:55 IST
Amritpal Singh has been on the run since the Punjab Police initiated crackdown against the Waris Punjab De chief and his aides. (File photo/ AFP)
By Satender Chauhan: A day after Amritpal Singh released a video message, appealing to Sikhs around the world to “unite for a larger cause”, a purported audio clip allegedly featuring the fugitive Khalistani separatist has gone viral on social media platforms.
In the audio, a man can be heard speaking in Punjabi and claiming to be Amritpal Singh. India Today cannot vouch for the authenticity of the audio clip.
In the audio clip, the man, purportedly Amritpal, denies claims that he had put forth some demands before the Punjab government for surrender. “These are all rumours. I have not put forth any demand for surrender before the government,” he said.
“I am not afraid of going to jail or police custody. Let them do what they want,” he further states.
Speaking about the video which showed him looking weary, Amritpal Singh said his health had weakened over the past few days.
He again appealed to the (Akal Takht) Jathedar to call upon Sarbat Khalsa and “give proof of being the Jathedar”. “Have asked to give my message to all sangats, as it is a fight for our existence,” Amritpal Singh could be heard saying in the purported audio clip.
AMRITPAL’S VIDEO MESSAGE
The audio clip has gone viral a day after Amritpal Singh released a video message on a YouTube channel, narrating the incidents that took place after the police crackdown on him began on March 18.
Through the video message, Amritpal Singh appealed to Sikh organisations across the world to participate in a Sarbat Khalsa event on Baisakhi. At the same time, he said that the Golden Temple Jathedar should take a stand in this matter and all the Jathedars and Taksals should also participate in Sarbat Khalsa.
In the video, Amritpal said, “I appeal to all the Sikh people in the country and abroad to participate in the Sarbat Khalsa program to be held on Baisakhi. For a long time, our community is engrossed in putting up fronts on small issues. If we have to solve the issues of Punjab, then we have to be together. The way the government has cheated us, has to be kept in mind. Many comrades have been arrested and NSA has been imposed, many of my comrades have been sent to Assam. That’s why I appeal to all Sikhs to assemble on the occasion of Baisakhi.”
He also said, “If the intention of the government was to arrest me, then it would have arrested me. If the government had arrested us from home, we would have obliged. But the government tried to arrest me by encircling me with ‘lakhs of force’.”
Amritpal Singh also affirmed that he was not arrested by the police. “My arrest is in the hands of the Almighty. I am on top of the world. Nobody could do anything to me,” Amritpal said in the video.
Amritpal Singh has been on the run since the Punjab Police launched a crackdown against the Waris Punjab De chief and his aides on March 18.
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