Radical preacher Amritpal Singh, who was elected as MP from Punjab’s Khadoor Sahib seat while in jail in Assam under the National Security Act (NSA), has been granted parole for four days starting Friday to take the oath of office.

According to the order issued by Amritsar’s district magistrate, Singh will be housed in New Delhi under tight security cover, and his family members will be permitted to meet him during this period.

Singh, who is lodged in Assam’s Dibrugarh jail, had requested temporary release from the Punjab Government on June 11 to attend the swearing-in ceremony. The state government wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in the matter, which led to the parole order.

Amritsar’s Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori stated, “Amritpal Singh has been granted parole for 4 days or less from July 5 with certain conditions, about which the jail superintendent, Dibrugarh, has been informed.”

Jammu and Kashmir leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, is also set to be sworn in as MP from the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency on Saturday after getting approval from the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

Both Singh and Rashid could take their oath in the Speaker’s room after clearance from relevant authorities.

Singh’s lawyer and family, however, said they don’t have any information regarding the date of the swearing-in event.

Amritpal Singh, who leads the “Waris Punjab De” political group, ran independently in the Lok Sabha elections and defeated Congress candidate Kulbir Singh Zira by a margin of nearly 2 lakh votes.

Inspired by Khalistani terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Singh has been involved in multiple cases like inciting disharmony, attempted murder, and assaulting police officers, among others, along with his associates.

Last year, Singh and his supporters, armed with swords and guns, forcibly entered a police station on the outskirts of Amritsar. They clashed with police to secure the release of Lovepreet Singh Toofan, one of Singh’s aides. The Punjab Police intensified their actions following the Ajnala incident on February 23.

Singh was arrested in Moga in April last year after being on the run for a month. He had narrowly escaped in Jalandhar on March 18 by changing vehicles as well as his appearance.

His detention, which was set to end on July 24, was extended by a year on June 3, just a day before the Lok Sabha election results.