Rode in Punjab’s Moga district is the ancestral village of slain Khalistani ideologue Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Amritpal’s emergence in Punjab has been dubbed as the arrival of “Bhindranwale 2.0.”
Headquarters of the 10 Corps of the Army, better known as Chetak Corps, the military station is a vital operational as well as logistics base for the Army units responsible for the defence of southern Punjab and adjoining Rajasthan.
The Jathedar spoke out against the AAP government in Punjab and the BJP government in the Centre, and asked why no action was taken against those who demanded a Hindu rashtra.