India, Oct. 7 -- Jailed Khadoor Sahib member of Parliament Amritpal Singh-led Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) along with other Panthic groups on Tuesday declared Mandeep Singh, the brother of Sandeep Singh, alias Sunny, who is an accused in the murder case of Shiv Sena (Taksali) leader Sudhir Suri, as their candidate for the Tarn Taran assembly byelection on November 11.

Mandeep's candidature was announced at a press conference by Amritpal's father Tarsem Singh, Faridkot MP Sarabjit Singh Khalsa and representatives of Panthic groups. Besides Mandeep, Sandeep's wife was also present on the occasion.

United Akali Dal (UAD) leader Mohkam Singh was present and backed Mandeep's candidature.

Earlier, Sandeep Singh's name was doing the rounds for...