Congress also in favour of clemency

JALANDHAR: Punjab Pardesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday said his party is also in favour of clemency for Balwant Singh Rajoana.
Talking to media persons outside a Chandigarh court, where he had reached to attend a hearing of a corruption case against him, Amarinder said, "Congress will support every step of state government on the issue of clemency for former CM, Beant Singh's assassination convict." He said he is also personally against the provision of capital punishment and it should be turned into life imprisonment.
Meanwhile, Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday appreciated Congress support for getting the death sentence of Rajoana commuted. "We had appealed to all the parties to extend help in ensuing that peace of Punjab is not disturbed and Rajoana's death sentence is commuted as he has already undergone imprisonment for 17 years," Sukhbir said. When asked about his take on BJP's stand, Sukhbir said that only BJP leaders should be asked about it and he would not say anything about the alliance partner.