Incarcerated Khalistani separatist leader Amritpal Singh, who is the head of the "Waris Punjab De" group, will contest the Lok Sabha election from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib constituency.

Amritpal will contest as an independent candidate, as per reports.

Former MP and Amritpal's lawyer, Rajdev Singh Khalsa, announced on Wednesday that the "Waris Punjab De" chief has given his consent to contest the election.

The announcement came after Rajdev met Amritpal in Dibrugarh jail, where Amritpal is lodged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and National Security Act.

However, Amritpal's father, Tarsen Singh, has said that he will only confirm the reports of him contesting the election after meeting him on Thursday. He also said that earlier, Amritpal had never expressed his intentions to join politics.

Amritpal, who is a self-proclaimed preacher, was arrested in April last year following a more than month-long manhunt.