Balwant Singh Rajoana Writes to PM Modi, Seeks Decision on Mercy Petition

Balwant Singh Rajoana, who is serving a death sentence in connection with the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Patiala Central Jail, urging the government to make a decision on his long-pending mercy petition.

In the letter, Rajoana said that no final decision has been taken on his mercy petition for the past 15 years. He said he has been in prison for 31 years and has been waiting for a final decision regarding his death sentence for a long time.

Rajoana stated that he had never concealed his actions before the court and had accepted the death sentence. Referring to the 2012 case, he said that when the court issued his execution warrants, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) filed a mercy petition with the President.

According to Rajoana, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs subsequently put the matter on hold. He has now urged Prime Minister Modi to announce a decision on his mercy petition at the earliest.