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SC rejects plea seeking clemency for Rajoana

Last Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012, 15:00

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SC rejects plea seeking clemency for Rajoana

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking clemency for Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted for assassinating Punjab’s former chief minister Beant Singh.

The petition was moved by an NGO seeking a stay on Rajoana’s proposed execution on March 31.

Rajoana has himself neither challenged his conviction nor filed any mercy petition although Beant Singh’s relatives had forgiven him.

He had earlier asked the Akalis in a letter not to save him and claimed that they were pushing for a pardon out of fear of losing support in Punjab.

Chief Minister Beant Singh was assassinated by a human bomb, Dilawar Singh, just outside the Punjab secretariat on August 31, 1995. Rajoana was to serve as a back-up bomb in case Dilawar failed.

Rajoana and Jagtar Singh Hawara, the alleged mastermind, were awarded the death sentence. Hawara’s death sentence was commuted to life by Punjab and Haryana High Court. The appeal of another co-accused, Lakhwinder Singh, is pending before the Supreme Court.

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First Published: Friday, March 30, 2012, 14:44

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Gagandeep - Bathinda
The decisions of the court are not delievering justice. The courts in India are not honest and are under influence of governments.

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T Singh - USA
SC labled the saving act for Mr Rajoana as a Drama. I want to ask SC where he or she was when innocet Sikhs were killed by Congress leaders in 1984 ?? I belive SC is now cross his lines. SC should always remember their job is to protect the innocent people. How many congress leaders fully reponsble for the Sikh riots were punished by SC or any court in India ? Shame on SC.

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Tejpal Singh - Gravesend
Decision of the Supreme Court is tainted with nothing but sheer prejudice against the Sikh Community. THe decision totally ignores basic Human Right issues and it is imperative that there be a full discussion on the issue of Death Penality, in a land professing to be the home land of tolerance, compassion and fair play. However seeds were sown post independence by the then Leadership. If only the Sikh leaders had heeded the advise of Mr Jinnaha man of great foresight who had the vision to realise that the Muslims should have their own country. A black day indeed for fair play and Natural Justice. God Bless Bhai Balwant Singh a true fighter for justice and basic decency. He has indeed laid the foundation of abolition of the death Penalityhistory shall so prove.

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BRIJ - NEWYORK
HOW JUSTIFIABLE A MAN WHO KILL 36 INNOCENT SIKH GETTING CLEMENCY FROM LT GOV AND CM OF DELHI FOR EARLY RELEASE ON THE OTHER HAND KILL ONE CORRUPT GETTING DEATH PENALTY.IS INDIA HAS ANY SYSTEM CALL JUSTICE FOR JUSTICE FOR ALL,HELL NO.

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T singh - USA
Eye for the Eye is no a good option but it is justified when thousands of innocent are hurt, specially when country is not able to punish those few congress leaders who killed thoughs of Sikhs. Mr Brij, problem with you is, you never faced your own family`s killing in front of your eyes that why you are treating Mr Rajoana as a Terroist. Put yourselft in mr Rajoana`s shoes and visit those every single families where innocent Sikhs were kills by the Punjab cm AND punjab Policy and congress activists. Once you did this you will never give the statement which you just right above. I can assure you, once you see the killing of innocent people with your eyes, you will be speachless. Sikhs need justice and India courts are not able to do this. God Bless you.

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BRIJ - NEWYORK
MR T SINGH I BELIEVE YOU TOOK MY RESPONSE IN TOTALLY DIFFERENT DIRECTION,I NEVER JUSTIFY THE DEATH PENALTY, AND I AM ONE WHO LOST REAL CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS IN 1984 IN DELHI, KANPUR AND BHILAI I KNOW THE PAIN AGAIN I DENOUNCE THE CLEMENCY PROPOSAL FOR BUTCHER IN DELHI WHO KILLED 36 INNOCENT SIKHS,SAME TIME IF MR RAJOANA GIVEN CLEMENCY IS NOT CLEMENCY IT IS MERELY A EQUAL TREATMENT WITH OTHER DEATH PENALTY CASES.IT IS TOTALLY UNFAIR THE WAY SIKHS ARE BEING TREATED BY CRIMINAL CONGRESS GOVT ALL THOSE YEARS TILL NOW.

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Dilawar Singh - noida
Shaheed Bhagat Singh of 21 centurty Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana.

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T Singh - USA
Well Mr. Dlawar Singh, I do not think it will be fair to compare with Rajoana with Bhagat Singh. Rajoana is a Relious Solider of Guru Govind. Who stood agaist the wrong system and terrioist like CM of Punjab and KPS Gill. on the other side Bhagat Singh had completely different approach. He never show any faith in Sikh gurus. His name was Singh but he never follow Sikh religion. To me both are great and did good job but both had different object with good intention.

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rajendra gulati - new delhi
Why court is not interfereing in Kasab`s death sentence. why only sikh or hindu community are always targeted? he has killed only one person but kasab and his company killed more than hundred people why kasab is still alive though he punished with death sentence

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T Singh - USA
I can understanding your comments Mr Rajendra. Kasab was terroist and his intention was to kill he innocent people, he should be hanged asap. In case of Rajoana, he killed Terriost called Beant Singh (CM of Punjab) and by doing this he only seve he humanity.

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Gagandeep - Bathinda
The decisions of the court are not delievering justice. The courts in India are not honest and are under influence of governments.