“If the Government can talk to China, which has been infiltrating into our territories and grabbing our land for months now, why should they suspend talks with their own farmers, our own people?”

Indian politician and military historian

Amarinder Singh is an Indian politician, military historian, and former royal, born in the era of independent India. He is best known for serving as the 15th Chief Minister of Punjab and for his earlier service in the Indian Army. Before entering politics, Singh served as an Army officer from 1963 to 1966. He also comes from the Patiala royal family: his father, Yadavindra Singh, was the last Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala and belonged to the historical Phulkian dynasty.