On February 26, Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Bhagwant Mann stated that Khalistan supporters were getting funding from Pakistan and other countries, amid the ongoing turmoil in the State surrounding the recent activities of Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal Singh and his supporters, reports Tribune India. He dismissed the activities of ‘Waris Punjab De’ ‘Chief’ Amritpal Singh and his supporters in Amritsar, saying it was “not as big an issue as it was made out to be”, and that those raising slogans in their favour were “funded from Pakistan”.He also said the Punjab Police is capable of handling the issue and only a handful of people support the pro-Khalistan movement in Punjab.