The Congress party and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) are all set for a face–off on the demand of the release of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted for the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.
A day after SAD president Sukhbir Badal urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and ensure expeditious release of Rajoana, Congress Lok Sabha MP Ravneet Singh on Tuesday wrote to the Prime Minister not to give any relief to him as it could have devastating ramifications for Punjab’s future.
Mr. Ravneet, grandson of Beant Singh, said he senses a sinister design in the repeated pleas of the SAD leaders to secure the expeditious release of Rajoana.