Ram Rahim sought 20 days parole, election commission permission…
The way has been cleared for granting parole to Dera Sacha Sauda chief ram Rahim, convicted of rape. The election commission has given permission to the haryana government to grant parole. The commission has asked the state government to ensure compliance with the rules related to parole. ram Rahim had sought 20 days parole.
Ram Rahim is lodged in Rohtak's Sunaria jail
Actually, ram Rahim, who is serving a 20-year sentence in a sexual abuse and murder case, had sought emergency parole from the government amid the haryana elections. The Dera chief is currently lodged in Haryana's Sunaria jail in Rohtak. In terms of elections, ram Rahim has a lot of influence in Haryana's Sirsa, Ambala, Kurukshetra and hisar districts. There are about 36 assembly seats in these four districts. Voting is to be held in haryana on october 5. The results will be declared on october 8.
Has come out of jail 10 times in seven years
Ram Rahim has come out of jail 10 times in seven years. Earlier, the Chief election Officer has written a letter to the state government and asked questions about parole. The letter asked how right is it to release a convict on parole at the time of elections?
In august this year, he was given 21 days of furlough. Earlier, some paroles and furloughs coincided with elections in punjab, haryana and neighboring states. He was given three weeks of furlough from february 7, 2022, about two weeks before the punjab assembly elections. Former jail superintendent and bjp leader Sunil Sangwan said that any prisoner gets 90 days of parole from january 1 to december 31 in a calendar year. Now if he has 20 days left in 90 days, the regional commissioner will decide whether to give him parole or not.
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