Dibrugarh, June 19: The jail term of nine associates of ‘Waris Punjab De’, who were booked under National Security Act (NSA) and currently lodged in Dibrugarh Central Jail, has been extended for three more months starting from June 18.

In March 18, this year, the nine associates completed one year jail term and it was extended for three months which ended on June 18.

Amritpal Singh, who was arrested on April 23, 2023 and lodged in Dibrugarh central jail has also completed one year in jail. His term has been extended for 1 year, which will end on April 23, 2025.

Former MP and Amritpal Singh’s advocate, Rajdev Singh Khalsha, said, “The jail term of the nine prisoners who were booked under NSA from Punjab have been extended for three more months. They have completed the three months on June 18. If the extension is not done, they have to be released from prison.”

The nine associates of Amritpal Singh who were booked under NSA are- Daljeet Singh Kalsi, Papalpreet Singh, Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal, Varinder Singh Johal, Gurmeet Singh Bukkanwala, Harjit Singh, Bhagwant Singh, Basant Singh and Gurinderpal Singh Aujla.

Amritpal, who is imprisoned in the high-security Dibrugarh Central Jail since April 23, 2023 under the National Security Act (NSA), had surprised everyone by winning the Khadoor Sahib parliamentary seat in Punjab by a huge margin of 1,97,120 votes in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls. Contesting as an Independent candidate he secured 4,04,430 votes, while his nearest rival Congress’s Kulbir Singh Zira bagged 2,07,310 votes.

According to legal experts, legally, Amritpal Singh is barred from attending the proceedings of the Lok Sabha since he is in jail, yet he has the Constitutional right to be sworn-in as member of the Parliament.

Recently, Amritpal Singh’s parents met him in Dibrugarh central jail and distributed sweets to the jail officials and everyone.