The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to grant relief to Balwant Singh Rajoana, awarded the death sentence for the assassination of the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995, and asked the Centre to take a call at an appropriate time on his mercy petition.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Congress leader Ravneet Singh on Wednesday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention following the commutation of former Chief Minister Beant Singh's assassin Balwant Singh Rajaona's death sentence.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Sept 30 (ANI): Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday said his government played no role in the Centre's decision to commute former Chief Minister Beant Singh's assassin Balwant Singh Rajaona's death sentence into life imprisonment.