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Mann seeks 10-day parole for Hawara on health of his mother
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann met Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Wednesday to seek a 10-day parole for Jagtar Singh Hawara on humanitarian grounds. Mann cited the deteriorating health of Hawara’s…
The Story in Brief
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann met Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Wednesday to seek a 10-day parole for Jagtar Singh Hawara on humanitarian grounds. Mann cited the deteriorating health of Hawara’s mother, who has not seen him in over 30 years. Hawara is serving a life sentence for the 1995 assassination of then chief minister Beant Singh.
Mann said the Governor has promised to speak to the Union home secretary to expedite formalities. The case falls under the Union Territory, giving the Centre the final say. Mann assured the administration that law and order would not be disturbed. The governor responded positively, Mann said.
The Indian Opinion
The Mann government frames this as simple compassion, but the case is far from simple. Hawara was convicted for killing a sitting chief minister. Parole in such cases is rare and never purely humanitarian, it carries political heft. Punjab has seen cycles of militancy sympathy and state crackdowns. The real test is whether the Centre, which has the final word, sees this as a routine request or a dangerous precedent. Watch for the Home Ministry’s decision, not Mann’s assurance.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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