Sikh body welcomes SC decision to commute death sentence of Rajiv convicts, hopes same judgement in Prof. Bhullar’s case tomorrow

Amritsar, Punjab (February 18, 2014): Dal Khalsa leader Kanwar Pal Singh welcomes the decision of the Supreme court of India commuting the death sentences of AG Perarivalan, Santhan and Murugan in the Rajiv Gandhi murder case.

At last, justice has been done as the case had been dragging in various courts for nearly one and a half decades, he said and added that Centre and state should take one step forward and release them as they had been under detention since 1991.

Dal Khalsa spokesperson hopes that there would be a similar judgment tomorrow (Feb 19) in the Davinder Pal Singh Bhullar case giving reprieve to him too. The next hearing of Bhullar’s case is listed for Feb 19 in the apex court.

He made an appeal to the Indian judiciary and executive to turn towards abolition of death penalty for all peoples, at all times for all crimes and join the rank of more than a 100 countries who have abolished capital punishment from the statute as well as in practice.