Breaking: Giani Kuldeep Gargaj to meet Balwant Singh Rajoana
Babushahi Bureau
Amritsar (Punjab), October 4, 2025: The acting Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj is set to meet Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana in prison soon. The Takht Secretariat has sent a formal letter to the Shiromani Committee coordinating with jail authorities regarding the meeting.
In an official statement, Jathedar Gargaj highlighted that Bhai Rajwana has been in custody for nearly three decades and has been on death row for an extended period, which he described as a serious violation of human rights.
He urged the central government to implement its 2019 notification, issued during the 550th Prakash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, to commute Rajwana’s death sentence to life imprisonment.
Gargaj emphasized that since Bhai Rajoana has already spent double the term of a life sentence in prison, the government should consider his release in recognition of Sikh sentiments.
He further appealed to the central and state governments to grant fair and humane access for other imprisoned Sikhs, including Bhai Jagtar Singh Hawara, allowing him to meet his elderly mother, Bibi Narinder Kaur, and to consider temporary bail or release in light of human rights considerations, particularly during significant Sikh commemorations such as the 350th martyrdom centenary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sa