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Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana

The Supreme Court has fixed March 18 as the next date for hearing the plea of Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana, who is facing the death sentence in the Beant Singh case. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi cited previous orders regarding the delay in deciding the constitutional review petition while opposing the Centre's request for more time.
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), long controlled by the Badal dynasty, has significantly lost credibility among the Sikh community. The reputation of the Takht Sahibaan and their Jathedars has also suffered setbacks under the current system.
Advocate Jaspal Singh Manjhpur briefly introduces Sikh Political Prisoner Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana.
The government of India has blocked numerous Sikh media websites, and social media profiles, YouTube channels, Facebook pages, Twitter and Instagram handles of Sikh organizations
Sikh political prisoner Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana has reportedly withdrawn his announcement regarding hunger strike after meeting SGPC president Gobind Singh Longowal and others.
Replying to a question raised by Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu about death sentence of Sikh political prisoner Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana, Home Minister of Government of India (GoI) Amit Shah has added more confusion to the issue.
Sikh prisoner Subegh Singh was released from Central Jail Patiala today. He was released in pursuance of directions of the Government of India (GoI). Subegh Singh was undergoing imprisonment for life and was jailed since his arrest in 1995. Subegh Singh was received outside the jail by activists of the Sikh Relief.
Sikh Siyasat talked to Advocate Jaspal Singh Manjhpur, who maintains the list of Sikh political prisoners, on this issue of release of Sikh political prisoners. This talk was recorded on November 13, 2019.
In September this year, the Government of India (GoI) had announced to grant special reliefs to nine Sikh political prisoners. As the Government of India did not disclose the names of Sikh prisoners many lists were making rounds, and these lists and reports were causing confusion.
The Government of India (GoI) last Saturday (Sept. 28) announced that it has decided to grant premature release to 8 out of 22 Sikh political prisoners who were sentenced to imprisonment for life and are confined in various jails across the Indian sub-continent.

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