Jagmeet Singh Brar (born 23 May 1958 in Bam, Muktsar District, Punjab) is an Indian politician, lawyer, writer and poet who belonged to the Shiromani Akali Dal.
He was imprisoned during emergency from 1975 to 1977 as a student leader studying at Government College, Muktsar in Punjab and courted arrest many times on political issues.
[citation needed] Finally, he fielded a few candidates in the 2017 Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections but none of them won.
On 25 January 2017, he quit the Trinamool Congress owing to differences with Party Supremo Mamata Banerjee over Punjab related issues.
Currently, he is working independently with his close group of associates which also includes former MLAs like Ripjit Brar, Vijay Sathi and more known faces of Punjab politics.
[citation needed] On 1 September 2021 he was declared as MLA candidate by SAD from Maur Assembly Constituency for 2022 elections.