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Balwant Singh Rajoana Case: Makkar to meet President to save Balwant Singh

Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana 252x300 Balwant Singh Rajoana Case: Makkar to meet President to save Balwant SinghIn the latest twist in the Balwant Singh Rajoana case, the five Sikh high priests has announced that the Chief Minister of the state Parkash Singh Badal, SAD President and Badal’s son Sukhbir Singh Badal and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Avtar Singh Makkar to quickly meet the President of India, Pratibha Patil.

The decision to immediately meet the President was taken as to take required steps by the state as well as central governments to make sure the ‘unconditional release’ of Babbar Khalsa International terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana.

Meanwhile, Balwant Singh, who is found guilty for the killing of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh and 17 others, has been sentenced to be hanged till death on March 31 by a Chandigarh Court. Read more

EC complaints against Salman Khurshid, opposition want quick action

All party leaders were in race of hook and crook to get maximum voters support in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on Saturday.

Law Minister Salman Khurshid was also campaigning for his wife Louise who is a Congress candidate from Farrukhabad Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

But this campaigning is proved to be a big mistake for him as he confined in rally that he would continue to pursue the line on nine percent sub-quota for minorities ‘even if EC hang me’.

The Election Commission on Saturday night complained in form of writing a letter to President Pratibha Patil about Salman Khurshid’s “improper and unlawful” defiance.

During campaigning Khurshid reiterated his promise for increasing the sub-quota for minorities to nine per cent, out of the 27 per cent Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation. Read more

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