3 min readUpdated: Nov 2, 2026 10:43 AM ISTKunwar Vijay Pratap Singh quit IPS and joined AAP ahead of the 2022 electionKunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Punjab’s Amritsar North constituency, announced his resignation from the Assembly on Monday morning. This comes a day after two AAP MLAs, Chetan Singh Jouramajra and Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, resigned from the party’s primary membership months ahead of Assembly polls.Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, a former IPS officer and among the AAP’s prominent faces in the run-up to the 2022 Punjab election that brought the party to power, announced in a social media post that he had submitted his resignation to the Speaker of the Assembly. He thanked the people of Amritsar for their support and said he would remain indebted to them for their love and respect.Fifty-seven-year-old Singh joined AAP after taking voluntary retirement from the IPS. At the time, he was serving as an Inspector General of Police-rank officer. His entry into politics generated considerable interest, particularly because of his role in the investigation into the 2015 sacrilege and police firing incidents in Punjab.Once seen as AAP’s poster boy, Singh’s relationship with the party leadership soured over time. In June 2025, the AAP suspended him for five years after he publicly opposed the arrest of senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a disproportionate assets case. He had questioned the manner in which the Punjab Vigilance Bureau conducted a raid at Majithia’s residence in Amritsar, sharing a video of the operation and raising concerns over the dignity of the family.In his announcement on Monday, Singh said he had completed 90 per cent of the work expected of an MLA. He said his biggest achievement was “ending the ‘mai-baap culture’ in politics”. “I have treated people as my source of inspiration instead of looking up to political leaders.”Singh listed several issues he had raised in the Assembly and said he was the first MLA to raise locality-specific issues by naming streets and neighbourhoods.Taking a swipe at “ribbon-cutting politics”, he said, “Punjab needed to rise above these issues and unite to fight drugs, extortion, gangsterism and corruption.” He said his next objective would be to work with the people to evolve a strategy for clean politics and transparent governance. “My only objective is Punjab First. I have no personal interests apart from this,” he wrote. © The Indian Express Pvt LtdKanchan Vasdev is a Senior Assistant Editor in The Indian Express’ Punjab bureau. She is a highly ex... Read More Tags:AAPPunjab electionAdvertisementLoading Recommendations...AdvertisementLive BlogUS Midterm Elections Live Updates: Trump makes last campaign stop in Iowa, Kansas as Republicans try to save polls13 minutes agoJailer 2 Box Office Collection Day 18 Live Updates: Rajinikanth-starrer is India’s 16th highest-grossing film ever, crosses Rs 800 crore mark20 minutes agoIndia News Live Updates, 2 November 2026: Sensex jumps over 1,000 points; Reliance Industries shares surge by over 6%24 minutes agoIndia News Highlights, 1 November 2026: TDP, YSRCP workers clash in Pulivendula during Andhra polls15 hours agoINDIA bloc rally Live Updates | ‘40% Ramlila Ground vacant’: BJP questions INDIA bloc’s 10 lakh turnout claim15 hours agoAdvertisement