Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann seeks parole for Jagtar Singh Hawara

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has written to Governor Gulab Chand Kataria to request a 10-day parole for Jagtar Singh Hawara on humanitarian grounds. Hawara was convicted as a key conspirator in the 1995 assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.

Mann's appeal highlights that Hawara's elderly mother is experiencing deteriorating health due to age-related issues. The Chief Minister noted that the Punjab and Haryana High Court has already directed that Hawara's parole application be considered following his legal petition.

AAP MP Malvinder Singh Kang expressed support for the request, stating it should be viewed as a matter of "humanity, compassion, and respect" rather than through a political lens. Kang mentioned having personally met Hawara's mother and witnessing her distress caused by the long separation from her son.