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Parole for Hawara on humanitarian grounds to meet ailing mother
Many years ago, Jagtar Singh Hawara was sent to prison for his part in the killing of Beant Singh, a former chief minister.
Hawara is serving a life sentence for that crime.
Now, his mother is very old and unwell, and she has a renewed hope of seeing her son after 31 years.
The Governor of Punjab, Gulab Chand Kataria, has recommended that Hawara be given parole.
Parole lets a prisoner leave prison for a short time.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann also supported the idea and suggested a 10-day parole.
Even Ravneet Singh Bittu, the grandson of the man who was killed, backed the plea.
He said the elderly mother should not suffer for her son's actions.
Officials now have to decide whether to approve the visit.
Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria recommended parole for Jagtar Singh Hawara on humanitarian grounds so he can meet his ailing mother.
Hawara is serving a life sentence for the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann sought the Governor's intervention and had earlier recommended a 10-day parole for Hawara.
Former Union minister and BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu, Beant Singh's grandson, backed the parole plea, saying the elderly mother should not suffer for her son's actions.
Kataria said the matter will be taken up with the Union home secretary, and Bittu hoped authorities would decide expeditiously and in accordance with law.
- Who
- Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, and former Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu, in relation to convict Jagtar Singh Hawara.
- What
- Kataria recommended parole for Hawara on humanitarian grounds so he can meet his ailing mother.
- Where
- Chandigarh, where Kataria spoke at the 'Har Ghar Tiranga-Walkathon'; the case concerns Punjab.
- When
- Announced on Thursday, a day after Mann sought the Governor's intervention; the article gives no exact date.
- Why
- Humanitarian grounds — Hawara's ailing and elderly mother, who has not seen her son in 31 years, hopes to meet him.
Key facts
- Convict
- Jagtar Singh Hawara
- Crime
- Assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh
- Current sentence
- Life imprisonment
- Grounds for parole
- Humanitarian — ailing elderly mother
- Recommended parole duration
- 10 days
- Recommended by
- Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria
- Supporters
- Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann; former Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu
- Next step
- Matter to be taken up with the Union home secretary
Quotes
Gulab Chand Kataria
Punjab Governor and Chandigarh administrator
“"His mother is unwell. We have recommended that case on humanitarian grounds."”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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