Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, identified as a Khalistani extremist, issued threats to the Chief Ministers of Delhi and Punjab following the arrest of his associates by the State Special Operation Cell of Punjab Police.
In a video message, he warned that if his companions, namely Jagdish Singh, Manjeet Singh, and Davinder Singh, who are all residents of Rajpura, were not released by the next month, both leaders would encounter a "political demise."
Pannun claimed that the three youths worked directly with the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) for Khalistan referendum’s voter registration.
He cautioned that both Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann would incur the ire of those who aided their Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in winning in Punjab.
Responding to a video from January 16 in which Pannun called on gangsters to unite for an assault on Mann and Punjab's Director General of Police, Gaurav Yadav, the Punjab Chief Minister expressed his lack of concern regarding these threats. The three individuals who were apprehended informed the police that Pannun had instructed them to hoist the Khalistan flag and spray-paint walls with pro-Khalistan slogans in preparation for Republic Day.