Day after Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal slammed the AAP government over the law and order situation by dubbed the hunt of pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh and his aids as a conspiracy to defame the Sikh community for communal polarisation and electoral benefits. Akali Dal on Wednesday swung in to offer legal assistance to those arrested during the clampdown.

As per the reports, Sukhbir Singh Badal took to Twitter for the second consecutive day to talk about the Amritpal Singh crackdown and wrote that his party has agreed to offer complete legal assistance to all Sikh youth arrested in the ongoing extra-constitutional crackdown in Punjab.

The tweet by Badal also read that they are offering legal aid in order to safeguard the rights of the youth from being violated by the AAP Government in Punjab. The tweet also put out the contacts of the legal aid that the families of the arrested can approach to access.

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Recently the Akali Dal Chief also put out a series of tweets that stressed on the unity and integrity of India and further condemned the divisive outfits for polarising the communal harmony in Punjab. The tweet also read that the Sikh community has always been at the forefront of making sacrifices for the nation.

In another tweet, Badal wrote and claimed that attempts are being made to malign the Sikh community for electoral benefits. He further wrote and affirmed to the Punjabi community that Akali Dal will fight for every community including all minorities. Another tweet also slammed the arrest of the innocent youth and dubbed it to be a bid done under the garb of the crackdown of Amritpal Singh.

He further urged the authorities to stop the arrest to clear the Punjabis from feeling insecure in the state. As per the reports, so far the Punjab Police have arrested more that 100 associates of Amritpal Singh and held them for questioning. The prime accused Amritpal Singh, who spoke in favour of Khalitan, continues to be at large as the man hunt continues.

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BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, Tuesday, courted controversy with his remarks saying that India became a “Hindu Rashtra” or Hindu nation after the country’s partition which he said was done along religious lines and led to the formation of Pakistan in 1947.

Speaking to reporters in Indore, Vijayvargiya said that India was partitioned on religious lines after the independence, Pakistan was formed and what remained of the country is a ‘Hindu Rashtra.’

The senior BJP leader claimed that he has a Muslim friend from Bhopal who visits a Shiva temple everyday and also recites Hanuman Chalisa. He claimed that his Muslim friend was inspired to worship Lord Hanuman and Lord Shiva after knowing about the history of his family as his ancestors were Rajputs of Rajasthan.

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He said some of his friend’s relatives are still Hindu Rajputs living in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. However, Vijayvargiya did not reveal his mystery Muslim friend’s identity.

The saffron party leader claimed like his Muslim friend, there are many such people who feel their ancestors once recited the Hanuman Chalisa and he was mulling to form a “Hanuman Chalisa Club” to wean youths away from drugs.

Vijayvargiya also commented on the recent surge in separatist activities in Punjab, saying that Centre and the state government were working together to deal with the problem and their efforts will yield good results.

The senior politician who is also a former state cabinet minister is not new to controversies. In June last year, Kailash Vijayvargiya was criticized for his remarks on Agniveers.

The BJP leader reportedly said that he would give priority to Agnipath recruits for security jobs at his BJP office but retracted his comments later by issuing a clarification later, saying he only meant that the excellence of Agniveers will be utilised in whichever field they choose after completing service in the defence forces.

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A non-bailable warrant (NBW) and a lookout circular (LOC) has been issued against dreaded Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh, the Punjab Police has informed.

Speaking at a presser, Inspector General of Police (Headquarters), Punjab Sukhchain Singh Gill told reporters that the ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief is still at large and a NBW and a LOC has been issued against him as efforts are underway to put Amritpal Singh behind bars, adding that Punjab Police is receiving full cooperation from other states and central agencies.

The IGP said that Punjab Police has released Amritpal Singh’s pictures donning different attires and requested people to help the cops in nabbing the fugitive separatist leader.

IGP Gill said some pictures show Amritpal as clean-shaven and he may have changed his look to escape the authorities.

Asked if Amritpal Singh had fled to any other state, IGP Gill said that as per preliminary reports the separatist leader had visited Gurdwara Sahib in Nangal Ambian in Jalandhar while on the run and escaped on a motorcycle after changing his attire. He said that security camera footage revealed Amritpal fleeing in an SUV in Jalandhar on March 18.

The top cop said that 154 people have been arrested in the crackdown against Amritpal Singh’s associates, adding twelve weapons, including rifles and revolvers, have been recovered from them.

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The officer further revealed that a Amritpal and his associates had visited a village in Jalandhar on March 18 where he had had food and changed clothes at a local gurdwara before fleeing on a bike.

A video, reportedly shot by locals in the Jalandhar village shows a car and men waiting on a bike near a field. Another bike is parked nearby and as the first bike moves with three riders, the other also gets ready to leave.

The car in which Amritpal was reportedly travelling has been recovered by the Punjab Police.

IGP Gill said four more people—Manpreet, Gurdeep, Harpreet, and Gurpej—who allegedly helped the notorious Khalistani leader escape in Maruti Brezza car, have been arrested along with a rifle and other incriminating materials and have been booked under the Arms act.

The senior officer said that during questioning, the four suspects revealed that after fleeing, Amritpal Singh visited the Gurudwara in Nangal Ambian village in Jalandhar and changed his clothes before escaping again.

He said National Security Act (NSA) has been invoked against Amritpal Singh.

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