Balwant Singh Rajoana
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Battle for a separate state: Will Khalistan be an important issue in the Punjab Assembly polls?
Sandipan Sharma •Fears of return of the separatist movement have been rising since mainstream parties and fringe players started pursuing the Panthic agenda in the state.
Gurdaspur terror attack: Time to dust up the KPS Gill doctrine to deal with it
Jagannathan •The Gurdaspur terrorist attack shows that Pakistan is committed to escalating the conflict. It is time for a more robust reponse from the Indian state. KPS Gill had the right kind of response to Khalistani terrorism
State's eagerness to hang 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon doesn't quite pass the smell test
Jagannathan •There is something that does not smell right about Yakub Memon's death sentence, now due for execution later this month. When the assassin of a Punjab CM and Rajiv's killers can get political support for a reprieve, why not Memon?
After Afzal's hanging, Beant Singh's grandson seeks same for Rajoana
Fp Archives •Following the hanging of Afzal Guru, Congress MP and grandson of late former Chief Minister Beant Singh, Ravneet Singh Bittu, demanded the execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana, the convict on death row for assassinating the former Punjab chief.
Rajoana's mercy petition to be examined on merit: Chidu
Fp Archives •The Home Ministry will examine on merit the mercy petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana, sentenced to death for assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, and it will be submitted to the President for a final decision.
Badal defends his govt's stand on Rajoana
Fp Archives •Rajoana, a Babbar Khalsa terror group member, has been sentenced to death for killing former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in Chandigarh on 31 August, 1995.
Rajoana case: BJP, SAD for abolition of death penalty
Fp Archives •Against the backdrop of clemency demands for death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, BJP and SAD today made a strong pitch in the Rajya Sabha for abolition of death penalty by asking Government to bring a legislation.
SC refuses to entertain clemency plea for Rajoana
Fp Archives •The Supreme Court today refused to pass any order on a plea for clemency to Balwant Singh Rajoana, awarded death penalty for assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.
Rajoana clemency: Curfew continues in Gurdaspur
Fp Archives •Curfew continued in Gurdaspur after a youth was killed in police firing following a clash over the fate of Balwant Singh Rajoana.
SC slams Punjab for 'drama' in Rajoana case
Fp Archives •The court on Wednesday during the hearing of the matter had pointed to the different treatment different convicts on the death row receive.