Dibrugarh: Dibrugarh district adminstration refuted the report of ‘Waris Punjab De’ Chief Amritpal Singh being on hunger strike in Dibrugarh Central Jail, as claimed by his wife Kirandeep Kaur.
Kirandeep Kaur claimed that Amritpal Singh and his associates were on hunger strike against the “deplorable facilities in the jail” and she got to know about their protest during her weekly visit to meet Amritpal.
She claimed the NSA detainees were not given permission to make phone calls and were being served unhygienic food.
Kirandeep Kaur complained that the person who is in charge of cooking used tobacco. This is against the Sikh rehat maryada (code of religious conduct).
“The detained men were allowed to make calls, it would save their family members an estimated amount of Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 in travel expenses to Dibrugarh jail,” she claimed.
Talking to this correspondent, Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee member and advocate Bhagwant Singh Sialka said that according Punjab jail manual the detained should allowed to make calls to the family members but the Dibrugarh jail cannot give them the permission because the case belongs to Punjab.
“If the Punjab government will give permission then they can call to their family members,” he said.
Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Pegu has denied reports that Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh is on hunger strike in Dibrugarh Central Jail as claimed by Amritpal Singh’s wife Kirandeep Kaur. Amritpal has been lodged in Dibrugarh Central jail since April 23.
“It’s not authentic and they are not on hunger strike. They had planned to as they had certain demands,” the Deputy Commissioner said.
Dibrugarh Additional SP (Security) David R Neingaite also denied having any such information regarding the same.
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