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Barnala: Kulwant Singh Rauke, lodged in Dibrugarh jail in Assam along with Khalistan supporter Amritpal Singh, will now contest the Barnala assembly by-election.
His brother Maha Singh shared this information with the media on Friday. Khalistani Amritpal, who contested from jail, recently won the Sri Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha seat in Punjab by a huge margin.
Maha Singh said- I spoke to my brother on the phone on Friday. He has decided to contest the Barnala by-election while in jail. We will fully support him. Rauke (38), a resident of Rauke Kalan village in Moga district, has worked as a clerk in Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL).
NSA was imposed for supporting Amritpal
According to the information received, Punjab Police had detained Amritpal Singh from his house during the action against the members of Waris Punjab De on charges of participating in radical activities. Rauke’s father Charhat Singh was also detained by the police on 25 March 1993 during the period of militancy in Punjab. He never returned home.
Maha Singh said- Till date we do not know whether he was killed in a fake encounter or he is still alive. We have no proof of his death. He was taken away by the police and he never returned. His father was also imprisoned under NSA in 1987.
Rauke’s father was in the movement with Bhindranwale
Maha Singh said- He was a leader of the Youth Akali Dal and was detained for supporting Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale’s pro-Khalistan movement in Punjab. Later he also became the Sarpanch of our village and on 25 March 1993, the police forcibly took him from our house. Maha Singh said- We don’t know what happened to him, because we never found his body.
Prime Minister Bajeke also announced to contest elections
Bhagwant Singh alias Prime Minister Bajeke and now Rauke have announced to contest the elections. Bhagwant Singh Prime Minister Bajeke had announced to contest the by-election from Gidderbaha seat of Muktsar district earlier this week. This announcement was made by Bajeke’s minor son. By-election is to be held on Barnala seat after AAP’s Barnala MLA Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer won the Lok Sabha elections from Sangrur.
