Chandigarh: Khadoor Sahib MP and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh has approached an Amritsar court seeking interim bail to attend his grandmother’s cremation. The court on Thursday issued a notice to the Punjab Government and directed it to submit its response by November 13.
The development comes amid the family’s efforts to secure permission for the jailed MP to attend the last rites of his grandmother, Charan Kaur, who died at the age of 87 after a prolonged illness.
According to reports, the family had put her cremation on hold for three days while waiting for the government’s decision on the request. Amritpal’s father, Tarsem Singh, had said the family was exploring available options to enable his son to attend the funeral.
Amritpal is lodged in Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam. Although the Punjab Government withdrew the National Security Act (NSA) against him, he continues to remain in custody in connection with other cases.
Earlier, his family had sought permission for him to meet his ailing grandmother. On October 7, an Amritsar court allowed him to speak to her through a 10-minute video call.
The latest court notice seeks the state government’s position on his interim bail application. The next development will depend on the response filed by the Punjab Government.
