AAP minister praises Punjab police and Mann govt for arrest of Amritpal Singh

New Delhi, April 23: Punjab Police and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann have successfully completed a month-long effort to apprehend 'Waris Punjab De' Chief Amritpal Singh. 

On Sunday, the Delhi Education Minister, Atishi, praised the tireless efforts of the Punjab Police and the state government. Amritpal was arrested from Moga's Gurudwara and will be shifted to Assam's Dibrugarh. "I want to congratulate Punjab Police and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. This is the result of one month of tireless efforts of the Punjab Police and the Mann government for the last 1 month, the Punjab Police was after Amritpal and his supporters, and raids were conducted in every part of the country and at places linked to him," said Atishi.

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Atishi said that Amritpal's arrest has shown that the Mann government has fulfilled their promise to maintain law and order in the state. She also thanked the Central Government for their cooperation in the matter.

"To date, we have seen in the country that people like him (Amritpal) disappear permanently, they go absconding. You see the efforts of the Punjab Police that they did not leave any laxity during the one month. I want to appeal to the people of Punjab to maintain peace," she said.

Meanwhile, AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said that the arrest was a great achievement for the Punjab police and the government.

"This is a great achievement for the Punjab police and the government. Punjab is a sensitive state and the entire operation against Amritpal was done keeping in view that the situation should not worsen. The people in the state do not want violence but peace and harmony," he said.

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National Security Act (NSA) warrants were issued against Amritpal and were executed on Sunday morning, according to Punjab's Inspector General of Police (IGP), Sukhchain Singh Gill. Amritpal was on the run since March 18, the day Punjab Police initiated a massive manhunt for him. 

This followed a protest by Amritpal's supporters at the Ajnala police station in Amritsar on February 23, demanding the release of one of his aides, Lovepreet Toofan.

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