NEW DELHI, 21 February (H.S.) : Khadur

Sahib MP Amritpal Singh has filed a petition in the High Court for permission

to participate in the Parliament session as he is in jail. Under Article

101(4), the seat can become vacant on absence of 60 days. Amritpal Singh is

facing charges under the National Security Act. He has been detained in

Dibrugarh jail since April 2023. He contested and won the 2024 Lok Sabha

elections from jail. But according to PRS Legislative Research data, so far, his

attendance is only two percent.

Amritpal

has said in his petition that his absence in Parliament is a violation of his

constitutional rights. Jailed radical Sikh preacher and MP from Khadoor Sahib,

Punjab, Amritpal Singh has filed a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High

Court on Wednesday, demanding to participate in the ongoing session of

Parliament. This pro-Khalistan leader has knocked at the High Court so that he does

not have to lose his seat due to being absent from the parliament for a long

time. Amritpal Singh has said in the petition that due to being in jail, he is

not able to participate in the proceedings of the Parliament and he is being

forced to remain absent. He accused the malicious intention behind this to deprive

his presence of parliamentary proceedings and after his absence of 60 days his

seat should be declared vacant.

Hindusthan Samachar / Meenakshi Bhattacharya