Background
Amrik Singh was the son of Sant Giani Kartar Singh Bhindranwale, the 13th leader of the Damdami Taksal.
Amrik Singh was the son of Sant Giani Kartar Singh Bhindranwale, the 13th leader of the Damdami Taksal.
He had passed his Masters in Punjabi from Khalsa College in Amritsar after which he began research work on his Doctor of Philosophy thesis. He contested the 1979 Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) election, backed by Bhindranwale, but lost to Jiwan Singh Umranangal. On 26 April 1982, he led a campaign to get Amritsar the status of a "holy city".
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale began the Dharam Yudh Morcha to implement the Anandpur Resolution which primarily requested more autonomy for the Punjabi"s, arguing that they were being oppressed and treated unfairly by the Indian government.
During the agitation, he was arrested on 19 July 1982 along with other members of the Damdami Taksal.