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Mann Seeks Governor's Intervention for Hawara's Parole on Humanitarian Grounds

Mann Seeks Governor's Intervention for Hawara's Parole on Humanitarian Grounds
Parole for Beant Singh assassination convict: Mann meets guv, seeks intervention; Bittu backs plea · theprint.in

A man named Jagtar Singh Hawara has been in jail for a very long time — 31 years.

Many years ago, he was found guilty of helping plan a bombing that killed a former state leader named Beant Singh and 16 other people.

At first, the court gave him the death penalty, but a higher court later changed that to life in prison.

Now, Hawara's mother is very old and very sick, and she is barely conscious.

When people say her son's name near her, she reacts, because she wants to see him one more time.

The leader of Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, met with Governor Gulab Chand Kataria to ask for Hawara to be allowed out of jail for ten days.

The Governor's recommendation is needed because the case is being handled in Delhi, and the central government will make the final decision.

The Chief Minister promised that police and officials would keep everything safe and peaceful if Hawara is allowed to visit his mother.

Even Beant Singh's grandson, Ravneet Singh Bittu, supports the idea, saying a sick mother should not be punished for what her son did.

Everyone now hopes that Hawara will soon be able to sit beside his mother.

Key facts

Punjab Chief Minister
Bhagwant Singh Mann
Governor and Chandigarh Administrator
Gulab Chand Kataria
Parole Requested
10 days on humanitarian grounds
Prisoner
Jagtar Singh Hawara, member of banned organisation Babbar Khalsa
Crime
Conspiracy in the 1995 assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh
Casualties
Beant Singh and 16 others killed in the blast
Sentence
Death penalty in 2007; commuted to life imprisonment in 2010
Court Directive
Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered a time-bound decision on the parole application after recommendations from the Chandigarh administration

Quotes

Ravneet Singh Bittu

Former Union minister and BJP leader, grandson of Beant Singh

“I have requested the Governor to kindly consider granting 10 days' parole to Jagtar Singh Hawara at the earliest so that he can meet his mother”
NDTV
“The state government takes full responsibility for the law and order situation in the wake of Jagtar Singh Hawara's visit to his home”
NDTV

Sources

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