Son of Indira Gandhi's Assasin, Beant Singh, Contesting as Independent from Punjab

Amritsar: son of Beant Singh, one of assassins who killed former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, is w contesting upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Faridkot constituency in Punjab as an independent candidate, according to local media reports. 

During last two general elections - in 2009 and 2014, Sarabjit Singh Khalsa h unsuccessfully contested from Bathinda and Fatehgarh constituencies respectively. 

In 2007, 45-year-old h unsuccessfully contested from Bathinda on a Shiromani Akali Dal (S) ticket. 

In 2019, he was fielded as a candidate by Bahujan Samajwi Party (BSP) but was unsuccessful once again. 

tably, Sarabjit Singh Khalsa is t only person in his family who's politically active; both his mor Bimal Kumar and grandfar Sucha Singh have previously been elected as Members of Parliament from Ropar and Bathinda respectively. 

Punjab, which has 13 Lok Sabha seats, will go to polls in a single phase on June 1.