Who is Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, Amritsar North MLA suspended by AAP for five years

According to occasion sources, the choice to droop Singh was taken by the occasion’s political affairs committee, who added that there is no such thing as a place within the occasion for individuals who attempt to hinder its marketing campaign towards medicine, the PTI report stated.

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Who is Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh

Before his political profession began, Singh was an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Punjab cadre. Originally from Bihar’s Gopalganj district, Singh has had a number of feathers in his cap.

In April 2007, Singh turned Amritsar’s Senior Superintendent of Police and served in that place until October 2009. He turned 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 gained from Amritsar North constituency and have become a part of the Punjab’s state meeting. 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 additionally completed bachelors in legislation (LLB) from Punjab University, adopted by an MBA from IGNOU. Most not too long ago, Singh earned a diploma in French language from GNDU.

According to Singh’s web site, he’s additionally an Advocate with the Punjab and Haryana excessive court docket.

Singh was the chief of the Special Investigation Team shaped to analyze 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 within the Haryana and Punjab excessive court docket shook the state authorities on the time headed by Captain Amarinder Singh. However, the report was rejected by the excessive court docket which referred to as it politically motivated.

Singh’ spouse, Madhumita, handed away final 12 months 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) chief and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia’s home. In the video, Majithia’s spouse Ganieve Kaur, who’s the SAD MLA from Majitha constituency, is seen protesting the highhandedness of the bureau officers for barging into her home.

Sharing the video, Singh wrote, “When Majithia ji was in jail in 2022, the Bhagwant Mann-led authorities neither carried out any interrogation nor sought his remand and finally allowed him bail.”

“The dignity of a household is shared by all — whether or not one is a politician, actor, wealthy or poor, good friend or foe. Conducting a raid at somebody’s home early within the morning is towards moral ideas. Almost each authorities has misused the police and vigilance companies for its personal profit, however the final result has by no means been important,” he added.

“I’ll have political disagreements or ideological variations with somebody, however in the case of ideas, faith, and integrity — it turns into obligatory to talk out. When Majithia Sahib was in jail in a case registered in the course of the Congress authorities, the Mann authorities didn’t search any remand or conduct any questioning. Later, the state equipment underneath Mann sahib even facilitated his bail.”

“The Punjab and Haryana excessive court docket granted bail (to Majithia) on grounds that if the police don’t require somebody for interrogation, protecting them in custody is towards the legislation. My level is that when he was in custody, the federal government enabled his bail, and now all of the sudden, notices are being issued to him, raids are being carried out at his home, and the dignity of his spouse is being violated. It is essential to say right here that I’ve an ideological disagreement with Majithia sahib — and that continues to be. But it is a matter of ethics and integrity.”