SAD delegation to meet Prez seek his intervention for release of 1993 bomb blast convict Bhullar
Chandigarh Jan 24 PTI A SAD delegation would meet President Ram Nath Kovind to seek immediate and effective personal intervention to secure the release of 1993 Delhi bomb last convict Devinder Pal Singh BhullarBhullar was convicted in connection with the killing of nine people and injuring of 31 in the blast Among those who survived the attack are former Youth Congress chief M S BittaHarcharan Singh Bains principal advisor to Shiromani Akali Dal SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday said the party has sought time from the president to request his immediate and effective intervention to secure the release of Bhullar he was quoted as saying in a party statement hereOn Sunday former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal too had sought Bhullars release in the larger interest of consolidating peace and communal harmony in PunjabIn a statement issued here Parkash Singh Badal had urged Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal not to allow a communal bias or political or electoral opportunism to dictate his decision and refusal to grant immediate clearance for Bhullars releaseBhullar was awarded the death penalty by a designated TADA court in August 2001 but his capital punishment was commuted to life sentence by the Supreme Court in 2014The Centre in September 2019 had recommended special remission to eight Sikh prisoners including Bhullar to mark the 500th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak DevIt has been alleged by some Sikh bodies that the Aam Aadmi Party AAP government in Delhi has not given its clearance for the release of BhullarA few days ago the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee had also accused the Delhi government of obstructing Bhullars release PTI SUN RHL
Chandigarh Jan 24 PTI A SAD delegation would meet President Ram Nath Kovind to seek immediate and effective personal intervention to secure the release of 1993 Delhi bomb last convict Devinder Pal Singh BhullarBhullar was convicted in connection with the killing of nine people and injuring of 31 in the blast Among those who survived the attack are former Youth Congress chief M S BittaHarcharan Singh Bains principal advisor to Shiromani Akali Dal SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday said the party has sought time from the president to request his immediate and effective intervention to secure the release of Bhullar he was quoted as saying in a party statement hereOn Sunday former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal too had sought Bhullars release in the larger interest of consolidating peace and communal harmony in PunjabIn a statement issued here Parkash Singh Badal had urged Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal not to allow a communal bias or political or electoral opportunism to dictate his decision and refusal to grant immediate clearance for Bhullars releaseBhullar was awarded the death penalty by a designated TADA court in August 2001 but his capital punishment was commuted to life sentence by the Supreme Court in 2014The Centre in September 2019 had recommended special remission to eight Sikh prisoners including Bhullar to mark the 500th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak DevIt has been alleged by some Sikh bodies that the Aam Aadmi Party AAP government in Delhi has not given its clearance for the release of BhullarA few days ago the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee had also accused the Delhi government of obstructing Bhullars release PTI SUN RHL
