Sarabjit Singh Khalsa, the son of Beant Singh, one of the assailants of the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, is contesting parliamentary elections in Punjab from the Faridkot (Reserved) constituency as an Independent candidate.
Aged 45 and a Class XII dropout, Khalsa previously contested unsuccessfully in the 2014 and 2009 Lok Sabha polls from the Fatehgarh Sahib (Reserved) and Bathinda seats, respectively. In 2019, he ran as a candidate for the Bahujan Samaj Party.
Beant Singh and Satwant Singh, both former bodyguards of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, assassinated her on October 31, 1984, at her residence.
In 2014, Sarabjit Singh Khalsa declared assets worth ₹3.5 crore in his election affidavit.
