Four days before polling, only one face dominates political posters through Punjab’s Khadoor Sahib city. That face belongs to Amritpal Singh, whose visage is splashed across the Lok Sabha constituency of the same name. The separatist leader, currently lodged in Dibrugarh jail in Assam, is contesting as an independent candidate.
Amritpal was arrested in April last year after being on the run for over a month. He was booked under the National Security Act and faces a number of charges ranging from attempted murder to extortion. His political campaign focuses on Sikh identity and ending Punjab’s drug menace.
