Overview

• Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu has alleged that pro-Khalistan elements linked to the Waris Punjab De group are conspiring to assassinate him and Home Minister Amit Shah.
• The alleged plot was uncovered through leaked WhatsApp screenshots, which reportedly show plans motivated by the extension of Amritpal Singh's detention under the National Security Act (NSA).
• The Punjab government recently extended Amritpal Singh's NSA detention by another year; he has been held in Assam’s Dibrugarh jail since his arrest in April 2023.
• Bittu has called for the immediate arrest of Waris Punjab De operatives, while the central government has taken serious note of the alleged plot.
• Several accomplices of Amritpal Singh have been transferred from Dibrugarh jail to Punjab, heightening suspicions about his role as a key conspirator.