Amritsar, April 20 -- Jailed MP and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh's father,, Tarsem Singh, has slammed the Punjab government for extending his son's detention under the National Security Act (NSA) and alleged that "people sitting in power are murdering democracy".

"People sitting in power are murdering democracy. There is no place for black laws like this in the nation. These kinds of laws are being imposed on minorities and then are being extended for a long time. People voted for him in large numbers, and he is being put in jail by imposing false cases," Tarsem Singh told ANI.

Amritpal Singh's lawyer, Imaan Singh Khara, said the NSA has been imposed on Amritpal Singh for the third time.

"The detention order will come into effe...