As a humanitarian gesture, Punjab to release 550 prisoners on Guru Nanak's birth anniversary

News Bharati    30-Sep-2019
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Chandigarh, September 30: As a humanitarian gesture, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday said his government would release 550 prisoners to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.


 

These men are no danger to the society in any way, he said, adding that the 550th Prakash Purb was the ideal occasion to follow the first Sikh Guru's ideology of compassion and release the 550 prisoners.

CM Singh, in an official statement, also thanked Union Home Minister Amit Shah for accepting the state government's proposal to grant special remission to nine Sikh prisoners across the country.

The chief minister welcomed the Centre's decision to accept the state's plea for the release of TADA prisoners who had completed their sentence and whose release was not perceived to be prejudicial to the peace and security of Punjab or the country.

CM Singh's response came after the Centre decided to release eight Sikh prisoners, lodged in different jails in the country for committing crimes during the militancy period in Punjab, and commute the death sentence of another Sikh prisoner to life sentence.