From threatening Shah to 'I don't consider myself Indian citizen', Amritpal's controversial comments

The Indian cops never looked so helpless when 100s of supporters of radical preacher Amritpal Singh brandishing swords and guns, broke through barricades and barged into the Ajnala police station in February.

It occurred on the outskirts of Amritsar city, where they extracted an assurance from the police that a kidnapping case Lovepreet Singh was accused would be released.

In less than three weeks, the Punjab government and Centre launched a search operation to nab Amritpal Singh on Saturday.

As the cops have launched a massive state-wide operation to capture the radical preacher, here are some controversial comments that made many raise eyebrows.

Amritpal's Warning to Amit Shah

Self-styled Sikh preacher and Khalistan activist Amritpal Singh Sandhu issued a veiled threat to Home Minister Amit Shah, saying he would face a similar fate as Indira Gandhi.

Singh said, "if the government of India is actually a secular government, then tell me that has Prime Minister or Home Minister ever said that they will stop people who talk about 'Hindu Rashtra'. It means there's discrimination."

"Sikhs have their aspirations and Hindus have theirs, while they [Hindus] can freely talk about theirs, we can't. So, I firmly believe that the Khalistan movement can't be stopped from flourishing," he was quoted saying by The Hindu.

"Indira Gandhi attempted to stop, what was the result, this government can also try if they want to fulfil their desire. We have our heads on our hands. If we were scared of death, we wouldn't have chosen this path," he said.

Comments on Jesus

In October 2022, the Christian community staged a four hours-long protest against Amritpal at PAP Chowk for his remarks about Jesus Christ.

"Jesus who could not save himself, how he will save everyone else?", Amritpal had reportedly said.

'I don't consider myself citizen of India: Amritpal Singh

Khalistani sympathiser and 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh on Saturday claimed that he does "not" consider himself a citizen of India and passport is just a "travel document" as it will not make him an Indian.

I don't consider myself a citizen of India. I just have a passport, which does not make me Indian. It's a travel document," he said.

"But there are laws. What they do, they give some rights to the people who are fighting against the establishment. There are some rights for those also who rebel. There is a line until it becomes violent, until I am harming somebody, or I am trying to implicate by force, it could be illegal.

When they try to stop us way before it's not even close to violence, it will reach to violence. It will not be in my control. For example, if they arrest me, if something happens to Punjab, who is responsible for that? I am trying to get the youth out of drugs. How can I motivate them? We are a warrior race. When they say militancy, it is a very complex thing," the self-styled Sikh preacher and Khalistani sympathiser.