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Punjab AAP govt reverses stand on Jagtar Singh Hawara’s parole
The AAP-led Punjab government has reversed its earlier decision to oppose parole for extremist Jagtar Singh Hawara. In March 2026, the government had recommended Tihar Jail reject his application. Now it has…
The Story in Brief
The AAP-led Punjab government has reversed its earlier decision to oppose parole for extremist Jagtar Singh Hawara. In March 2026, the government had recommended Tihar Jail reject his application. Now it has withdrawn that opposition, in an apparent outreach to Sikh groups. NDTV reports the government has not given a public reason for the change. Hawara is serving a life sentence for the 1991 assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh.
The Indian Opinion
This flip-flop feeds the lazy narrative that the AAP government caves to any organised community pressure. Yet the real test is consistency: is Hawara, convicted for a 1991 attack, being treated differently from any other prisoner? The Punjab government must explain on what fresh facts it changed its position within months. The actual number of parole applications rejected on merit versus those approved after political intervention will settle this question.
Source: ndtv.com
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