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NSA detainee Amritpal Singh's Waris Punjab De may contest Tarn Taran bypoll, looks to rope in slain activist Jaswant Singh Khalra's widow

1 2 Tarn Taran: Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), a political outfit being run by jailed MP Amritpal Singh 's father Tarsem Singh, on Sunday announced that it would contest the upcoming Tarn Taran assembly byelection and would try to field Paramjit Kaur Khalra, the widow of rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, as a potential candidate. "We are in touch with Paramjit Kaur Khalra to field her as the party candidate, but the final decision is yet to be taken," said Tarsem Singh. During the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Amritpal contested as an independent candidate from Khadoor Sahib parliamentary constituency and polled 4.04 lakh votes, trouncing the candidates of AAP, SAD, Congress and BJP. Tarn Taran is one of the nine assembly constituencies that form part of the Khadoor Sahib parliamentary constituency. Tarsem Singh said Amritpal secured a resounding victory in the Lok Sabha election from Khadoor Sahib, reflecting widespread support in the region. He added volunteers had already begun reaching out to the residents of Tarn Taran assembly constituency and were receiving overwhelming support from the public. "We are not only raising panthic issues, but we are also highlighting AAP's failure to deliver on governance, which has led to widespread dissatisfaction among people of the constituency," said Tarsem. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Forget Furosemide, Use This Household Item To Help Drain Edema Fluid WellnessGuide Learn more Undo The Tarn Taran assembly seat fell vacant following the demise of AAP MLA Dr Kashmir Singh Sohal on June 27. Although the seat has been declared vacant, the date for the byelection is yet to be announced. Tarsem said they were in touch with Khalra and wanted her to be the party candidate, but it is yet to be finalised. The Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) was launched on Jan 14 during Maghi Mela at Sri Muktsar Sahib. A five-member executive committee comprising Surjit Singh, Tarsem Singh, Sarabjit Singh Khalsa, Amarjit Singh, and Harbhajan Singh Tur was constituted to run its affairs until the election of a regular president of the party. Sarabjit Singh Khalsa, son of Indira Gandhi assassin Beant Singh who won the Lok Sabha election from Faridkot in 2024, said Tarsem Singh will take a final call on the issue.