Rajoana Case: SGPC sends clemency petition to President
AMRITSAR: Shriomani Gurdwara Pharbandhak Committee President Avtar Singh Makkar said that a mercy petition has been sent to President of India seeking clemency for former Chief Minister Beant Singh's assassin Balwant Singh Rajoana who is on death row.
Talking to media Makkar without citing any reason, refused to supply the copy of mercy petition to media which was sent to President of India, he said that eleven pages petition has been sent to President of India through courier from the office of SGPC Amritsar.
Talking about the contents of petition, Makkar said that more than eleven cases have been cited wherein reliefs in similar nature of cases were extended and the case of Balwant Singh Rajoana was also suitable case for clemency.
Makkar said the similar copy of petition which was sent to President of India has also been sent by hand to Governor Punjab by the representative of SGPC today.
Makkar said that it was also pleaded in the petition that the co-accused Jagtar Singh Hawara in the same case was awarded death sentence which was reduced to life imprisonment in the High Court.
Makkar said that SGPC would save Balwant Singh Rajoana and for this all possible remedies and channels to be exhausted, since it has become the important issue of Sikh community.
Makkar said that SGPC was thoroughly committed to honour the edict issued from the Akal Takhat the highest Sikh Temporal seat.
However, three days back on March 23rd Jathedar Akal Takhat Gyani Gurbachan Singh had directed to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar to meet Prime Minister and President of nation to save the life of Balwant Singh Rajoana.
Jatehdar had said that Rajoana was the Asset of Sikh community and here it became the duty and accountability of SAD pattern Parkash Singh Badal, SAD president Sukhbir Badal and SGPC Chief to meet PM and president on priority basis to save the life Rajoana to apprise the Union Government about the circumstances as why such a extreme step was taken by Rajoana so that he could be released unconditionally at the earliest.
A convict in the former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's assassination case, scheduled to be hanged in Patiala central jail at 9 am on March 31.
Punjab's late chief minister Beant Singh was assassinated on 31 August 1995 at Chandigarh by men militant outfit Babbar Khalsa group. The mastermind that includes Jagtar Singh Hawara and Balwant Singh Rajoana was arrested in December 1995. Both were awarded death sentence by special court of the CBI. While commuting the death sentence of Hawara into life, the high court, however, upheld the death sentence to Balwant Singh, who had not opposed the gallows awarded to him in 2007 after an 11-year-old trial in a special trial court.
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AMRITSAR: Shriomani Gurdwara Pharbandhak Committee President Avtar Singh Makkar said that a mercy petition has been sent to President of India seeking clemency for former Chief Minister Beant Singh's assassin Balwant Singh Rajoana who is on death row.
Talking to media Makkar without citing any reason, refused to supply the copy of mercy petition to media which was sent to President of India, he said that eleven pages petition has been sent to President of India through courier from the office of SGPC Amritsar.
Talking about the contents of petition, Makkar said that more than eleven cases have been cited wherein reliefs in similar nature of cases were extended and the case of Balwant Singh Rajoana was also suitable case for clemency.
Makkar said the similar copy of petition which was sent to President of India has also been sent by hand to Governor Punjab by the representative of SGPC today.
Makkar said that it was also pleaded in the petition that the co-accused Jagtar Singh Hawara in the same case was awarded death sentence which was reduced to life imprisonment in the High Court.
Makkar said that SGPC would save Balwant Singh Rajoana and for this all possible remedies and channels to be exhausted, since it has become the important issue of Sikh community.
Makkar said that SGPC was thoroughly committed to honour the edict issued from the Akal Takhat the highest Sikh Temporal seat.
However, three days back on March 23rd Jathedar Akal Takhat Gyani Gurbachan Singh had directed to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar to meet Prime Minister and President of nation to save the life of Balwant Singh Rajoana.
Jatehdar had said that Rajoana was the Asset of Sikh community and here it became the duty and accountability of SAD pattern Parkash Singh Badal, SAD president Sukhbir Badal and SGPC Chief to meet PM and president on priority basis to save the life Rajoana to apprise the Union Government about the circumstances as why such a extreme step was taken by Rajoana so that he could be released unconditionally at the earliest.
A convict in the former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's assassination case, scheduled to be hanged in Patiala central jail at 9 am on March 31.
Punjab's late chief minister Beant Singh was assassinated on 31 August 1995 at Chandigarh by men militant outfit Babbar Khalsa group. The mastermind that includes Jagtar Singh Hawara and Balwant Singh Rajoana was arrested in December 1995. Both were awarded death sentence by special court of the CBI. While commuting the death sentence of Hawara into life, the high court, however, upheld the death sentence to Balwant Singh, who had not opposed the gallows awarded to him in 2007 after an 11-year-old trial in a special trial court.
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