Rajoana on indefinite hunger strike to protest SGPC inaction on his appeal

Rajoana has been sentenced to death in assassination case of former Punjab CM Beant Singh

Patiala, July 16, 2018:

Balwant Singh Rajoana, sentenced to death in the assassination case of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, on Monday started indefinite hunger strike inside jail.

Giving this information, his sister said that Rajoana was protesting against inaction by the SGPC to support his appeal pending before the President of India.

The appeal pertained to commuting of Rajoana’s death sentence.

Earlier, he had, in a letter written from jail, said that his hunger strike would continue till the SGPC took concrete steps leading to decision on his appeal.