CHANDIGARH: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Haryana has made it clear that the state authorities might contemplate the request of the controversial head of Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) Sirsa, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for a brief launch from the jail on emergency parole.
“After receiving a report from the state authorities, I’ve beneficial that the division might contemplate him for launch topic to the correctness of the circumstances he (Dera Chief) has talked about in his request for emergency parole and on imposition of situations for such launch,” Pankaj Aggarwal, CEO Haryana informed TOI.
Earlier on Saturday, the CEO had requested the authorities to clarify the “compelling” circumstances below which the momentary launch of the controversial head of Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) Sirsa, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for 20-days is required.
The reason was sought by the CEO after jail authorities in Haryana had sought CEO’s approval in view of imposition of mannequin code of conduct attributable to state meeting polls scheduled to be held on October 5.
Sources stated that in its report explaining the “compelling” circumstances, the authorities have talked about in regards to the loss of life anniversary of the daddy of Dera Chief, holding of a blood donation camp and sure associated actions in Dera.
Curiously, Dera chief had returned to Rohtak‘s Sunaria jail, the place he’s present process sentence for rapes and homicide instances, on September 2 on completion of 21 days momentary launch.
The present proposal to launch him on one other 20-days is clearly seen to be immediately linked to the meeting polls. The Dera chief, which claimed to have enormous followings within the state, had been supporting the ruling BJP since 2014.
If he’s granted this 20-days launch, he might be out of jail for a complete interval of 275 days up to now 4 years.
The BJP has additionally been accused of favouring the Dera chief, as for the previous seven years of his first conviction in rape instances in August 2017, he has been launched by the state authorities for round 255 days. The spokesperson of Dera, nevertheless, termed his plea for 20-days momentary launch inside the statutory provisions.
The election for 90 meeting seats of Haryana can be held on October 5 and the counting can be held on October 8.
Dera chief is at present serving sentence in Rohtak’s Sunaria jail since August 2017. On August 25, 2017, particular CBI court docket Panchkula had convicted him for rape of Sadhvis (feminine disciples) and sentenced him two phrases of 20-years imprisonment. He’s at present serving sentence for rape and journalist’s homicide case. Round 40 individuals had misplaced their lives in August 2017 after the violence passed off in Panchkula and different components of Haryana and Punjab after he was convicted for rape instances.
