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Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Who is Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, Amritsar North MLA suspended by AAP for 5 years
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has suspended its Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Amritsar North, Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, for five years over his alleged involvement in anti-party activities, reported PTI. The move comes just days after Singh criticised the arrest of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia and the way the Vigilance Bureau raided his residence. In April 2007, Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh became Amritsar's Senior Superintendent of Police and served in that position till October 2009. (File) According to party sources, the decision to suspend Singh was taken by the party's political affairs committee, who added that there is no place in the party for those who try to hinder its campaign against drugs, the PTI report said. Also read: Punjab: AAP MLA Kunwar Vijay questions his govt's action against Majithia Who is Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh Before his political career started, Singh was an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Punjab cadre. Originally from Bihar's Gopalganj district, Singh has had several feathers in his cap. In April 2007, Singh became Amritsar's Senior Superintendent of Police and served in that position till October 2009. He became Deputy Inspector General of Police in April 2015 and Inspector General of Police in April 2019. In 2021, Singh resigned from his IPS job and entered politics. He joined the Aam Aadmi Party and in 2022, Singh won from Amritsar North constituency and became part of the Punjab's state assembly. He defeated Congress' sitting MLA Sunil Datti. Singh has earned Masters of Arts in Sanskrit from Patna University and in Political Science from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). He did his PhD in Police Administration from Amritsar's Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) and has also done bachelors in law (LLB) from Punjab University, followed by an MBA from IGNOU. Most recently, Singh earned a diploma in French language from GNDU. According to Singh's website, he is also an Advocate with the Punjab and Haryana high court. Singh was the chief of the Special Investigation Team formed to investigate the firing incidents in Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan in 2015, which originated from the sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib Ji. The report filed by Singh in the Haryana and Punjab high court shook the state government at the time headed by Captain Amarinder Singh. However, the report was rejected by the high court which called it politically motivated. Singh' wife, Madhumita, passed away last year and he has two daughters. What did Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh say? On June 25, Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh shared a video of the Vigilance Bureau's raid on Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia's house. In the video, Majithia's wife Ganieve Kaur, who is the SAD MLA from Majitha constituency, is seen protesting the highhandedness of the bureau officials for barging into her house. Sharing the video, Singh wrote, 'When Majithia ji was in jail in 2022, the Bhagwant Mann-led government neither conducted any interrogation nor sought his remand and eventually allowed him bail.' 'The dignity of a family is shared by all — whether one is a politician, actor, rich or poor, friend or foe. Conducting a raid at someone's house early in the morning is against ethical principles. Almost every government has misused the police and vigilance agencies for its own benefit, but the outcome has never been significant,' he added. 'I may have political disagreements or ideological differences with someone, but when it comes to principles, religion, and integrity — it becomes necessary to speak out. When Majithia Sahib was in jail in a case registered during the Congress government, the Mann government did not seek any remand or conduct any questioning. Later, the state apparatus under Mann sahib even facilitated his bail.' 'The Punjab and Haryana high court granted bail (to Majithia) on grounds that if the police don't require someone for interrogation, keeping them in custody is against the law. My point is that when he was in custody, the government enabled his bail, and now suddenly, notices are being issued to him, raids are being conducted at his house, and the dignity of his wife is being violated. It is important to mention here that I have an ideological disagreement with Majithia sahib — and that remains. But this is a matter of ethics and integrity.'
United News of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- United News of India
Punjab: Ruling AAP suspends MLA from party
Chandigarh, Jun 29 (UNI) Punjab's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today suspended its MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh from the party for 5 years for "anti-party activities". Party sources said that the decision was taken by AAP's political affairs committee (PAC). The sources said Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh - the legislator from Amritsar North constituency - was suspended for indulging in "anti-party activities". Recently, he had spoken against the Punjab Vigilance action taken against Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia. He had joined AAP in June 2021. After his suspension, Vijay Pratap Singh posted on social media X a Gurbani "Kabeer Jis Marne Te Jag Dare Mere Munn Anand" (Kabeer, the world is afraid of death- That death fills my mind with bliss). UNI GS SSP
The Hindu
16-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Opposition mounts pressure on AAP after spurious liquor deaths
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab faced intensified criticism on Friday (May 16, 2025) following the deaths of 27 people due to the consumption of spurious liquor. Adding to the embarrassment, one of its own MLAs, Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, openly criticised the government, alleging the flourishing of various 'mafias' under its watch. Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, a former IPS officer and AAP MLA from the Amritsar North constituency, took a sharp dig at his party leadership while addressing the media at Bhangali village in Amritsar. Referring to a similar tragedy in 2020 when 120 people died during the Congress regime, he said, 'Back then, Mr. Bhagwant Mann demanded a murder case against the then Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. Now, it is your government - live up to your words and take action against the guilty. Our government is a failure. Every kind of 'mafia' - land, sand, liquor - has become part of our party and is flourishing. I feel embarrassed.' The Opposition seized upon the MLA's remarks to intensify their attack on the AAP government. Punjab Congress Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa said that Kunwar Pratap has again exposed the hollow claims of the AAP government. 'The liquor mafia is part of this government and running the show,' he said adding, 'If Bhagwant Mann has any morals, he should file an FIR for murder against Excise Minister Harpal Cheema and himself, just as he once demanded of others.' Also Read: Twin hooch tragedies in Tamil Nadu | Horrific tales of a deadly brew Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla criticised the government's 'war on drugs' campaign, stating, 'The Punjab government's war on drugs has no connection with ground realities, otherwise this tragedy would not have occurred.' He demanded that the Chief Minister take full responsibility for the deaths and called for a high-level committee, supervised by a sitting High Court judge, to investigate drug- and liquor-related fatalities over the years and dismantle the network behind them. BJP leader and Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing, Ravneet Singh Bittu, said Kunwar Pratap's revelations exposed the government's sheltering of criminals and drug smugglers. Meanwhile, AAP supremo and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, along with CM Bhagwant Mann, launched the Nasha Mukti Yatra (Drug-Free March) in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Speaking at Langroya, Mr. Kejriwal asserted that the government had 'cracked the backbone of drugs' in Punjab and expressed optimism that the state would soon be free from the menace.
