The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has suspended its member, Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, its member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). A few days later, Singh criticized the arrest of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia and the way the Vigilance Bureau raided his residence.
According to party sources, the decision to suspend Singh was taken by the party’s political affairs committee, who said that there is no place for those in the party who try to obstruct their campaign against drugs, the PTI report said.
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Who is Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh
Before his political career began, Singh was an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Punjab cadre. Originally from Gopalganj district of Bihar, Singh has put several wings in his hat.
In April 2007, Singh became the Senior Superintendent of Police of Amritsar and served in that post till October 2009. He became 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 Amritsar won from the Northern Constituency and became a part of the state assembly of Punjab. He defeated Congress MLA Sunil Datti.
Singh has earned Masters of Arts in Sanskrit from Patna University and from Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignau).
He did his PhD in Police Administration from Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) of Amritsar and also did an MBA from Ignnau. Recently, Singh earned a diploma in French language from GNDU.
According to Singh’s website, he is also a lawyer with the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Singh was the head of the Special Investigation Team formed in 2015 to investigate the firing incidents in Kotkapura and Bebal Kalan, which originated from the sanctity of Guru Granth Sahib Ji. The report filed by Singh in Haryana and Punjab High Court shook the state government under the chairmanship of Captain Amarinder Singh. However, the report was rejected by the High Court, which was called politically inspired.
Singh’s wife, Madhumita died last year and has two daughters.
What did Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh say?
On 25 June, Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh shared a video of the Vigilance Bureau raid at the house of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia. In the video, Majithia’s wife Gainev Kaur, who is an unhappy MLA from Majitha constituency, has been seen opposing the highness of the bureau officials.
While sharing the video, Singh wrote, “When Majithia G was in jail in 2022, the Bhagwant honorable government neither made any inquiry nor demanded his remand and finally granted him bail.”
“The dignity of a family is shared by all – whether one is a politician, actor, rich or poor, friend or enemy. Conducting someone’s house in the morning is against moral principles. Almost every government has misused police and vigilance agencies for its benefit, but the results have never been important,” he said.
“I can have political disagreement or ideological differences with someone, but when it comes to principles, religion and integrity – it becomes necessary to speak. When Majithia Sahib was in jail in a registered case during the Congress government, Mana Sarkar did not interrogate any way.
“The Punjab and Haryana High Court granted bail on the basis of Majithia (Majithia) that if the police do not need anyone for questioning, it is against the law to keep them in custody.
