Khalistani Amritpal Singh speaks Rahul Gandhi's language: Himanta Biswa

Attacking the Modi government on centralisation, Rahul Gandhi had said India is a union of states and it cannot be ruled as a 'kingdom'.

Punjab's radical leader, self-proclaimed Khalistani Amritpal Singh speaks in the language of Rahul Gandhi, claimed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday.

Congress, its leaders, and all those who use divisive language to disintegrate the sanctity of 'Akhand Bharat' must apologise, said Himanta, a former Congressman.

"See who speaks the language of Rahul Gandhi! Amritpal Singh, who stormed a police station in Amritsar in a brazen act of defiance, is imitating his words. Congress, its leaders, and all those who use divisive language to disintegrate the sanctity of 'Akhand Bharat' must apologise!," tweeted Himanta Biswa Sarma.

"There was no Bharat, no India before 1947. It's a union of states. We must respect the unions. We must respect the states. I don't agree with the definition of India," Amritpal Singh told a television channel.

Referring Amritpal Singh's statement with Rahul Gandhi's 'India is a union of states' speech in the Lok Sabha, the Assam chief minister said the Khalistani is imitating Rahul Gandhi's words.

Attacking the Modi government on centralisation, Rahul Gandhi had said India is a union of states and it cannot be ruled as a 'kingdom'.

Rahul Gandhi said, "India is described in the Indian Constitution as a union of states and not as a nation. One cannot rule over the people of a state in India. Different languages and cultures cannot be suppressed. It is a partnership, not a kingdom."

On Thursday, the 29-year-old's supporters, some of them brandishing swords and guns, broke through barricades and stormed a police station in Ajnala on the outskirts of Amritsar city, demanding that Lovepreet Singh alias Toofan, an accused in a case involving kidnapping, be released.

Dubai-returned Amritpal Singh, often described as a Khalistan sympathiser, was recently anointed the head of 'Waris Punjab De', the organisation founded by actor and activist Deep Sidhu who died in a road accident in February last year.