“This whole business of calling farmers all kinds of cheap names, such as Khalistanis, Urban Naxalites, was resorted to by BJP to weaken and damage the farmers' battle against the farm laws.”

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.