Amritsar, Aug. 11 -- Jailed Khadoor Sahib MP and Sikh hardliner Amritpal Singh's party Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) on Monday named Satwant Singh, son of Kehar Singh - who was convicted of conspiracy in the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and subsequently hanged to death - as its first candidate for the Punjab assembly polls due early next year.

Satwant, 61, will take his first electoral plunge from the Bassi Pathana constituency in Fatehgarh Sahib district. A resident of Mustafabad village in Bassi Pathana, Satwant is a retired bank official.

The announcement was made during a joint press conference in Amritsar by Tarsem Singh, WPD acting president and Amritpal's father, and Faridkot MP Sarabjit Singh Khalsa.

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