Demand for revocation of capital punishment to Balwant Singh Rajoana is getting stronger. Late Chief Minister Beant Singh’s two daughters, former Punjab minister Gurkanwal Kaur and UK-based Manjit Kaur, have not only forgiven Rajoana but also decided to appeal to the court to waive his death sentence.
They said they had been inspired by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi who had forgiven the killers of her husband Rajiv Gandhi.
“We are staunch followers of ‘gurbani’ which teaches us to forgive people and forget the past. We are against the concept of capital punishment. Rajoana should not be hanged and the court should consider our view point on this. We are going to write a formal letter to the court in this regard,” said Gurkanwal and Amanjit while talking to The Tribune at the former’s Mota Singh Nagar residence last evening.
“The motive behind our move is to preserve peace and communal harmony in the state,” they said.
“Our father sacrificed his life for peace in the state. How can we disturb it by supporting Rajoana’s hanging? We don’t believe in taking revenge. Moreover, giving life or taking it back is the domain of ‘waheguru’,” said the sisters.
News Source: Tribune
