CHANDIGARH: Simply 4 days forward of the Haryana polls, the state’s BJP govt on Tuesday granted a 20-day parole to Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.
Nevertheless, in keeping with the parole circumstances, Ram Rahim can solely keep at Dera’s ashram in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, throughout the parole interval. Apart from, he’s barred from any election-related exercise.
Ram Rahim had utilized for the parole on Saturday, inside a month of returning to Rohtak jail after completion of his earlier furlough.Haryana’s chief electoral officer (CEO) sought an evidence from the state govt on Sunday on the “compelling circumstances” for granting parole when the mannequin code of conduct was in pressure. On Monday, the CEO mentioned the state govt is at liberty to take a name on this matter.
After getting Haryana chief secretary’s clearance on Tuesday, further chief secretary (house) Anurag Rastogi despatched the parole-related file to DGP (prisons) Muhammad Akil for motion, sources mentioned. As soon as the executive course of is accomplished with the prisons division getting the required verification achieved at Baghpat, the Dera chief, who’s lodged in Rohtak’s Sunaria jail, can avail his parole, a senior official aware about the event mentioned.
Amid the flurry of information, Congress on Tuesday shot off one other criticism to EC and Haryana CEO in opposition to the parole, saying the rape-murder convict’s launch so near the polls might affect voters and amounted to a violation of the mannequin code.
State Congress chief lodged a proper criticism with the ballot panel. “Ram Ram could affect voters as he has a mass following as a non secular preacher and his previous file is well-known,” mentioned Okay C Bhatia, who heads state Congress’ authorized cell.
Ram Rahim has additionally been launched up to now near elections. He has been incarcerated since Aug 2017. On Aug 25, 2017, a CBI courtroom in Panchkula convicted him of raping feminine followers and sentenced him to twenty years in jail. He’s additionally serving time for the homicide of a journalist.
