Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who is serving a sentence in the rape and murder case, will be released from jail on furlough. Gurmeet is lodged in Rohtak jail in Haryana. He is being released from jail 13 days before the elections in Punjab. There are 300 big deras in 23 districts of Punjab, which are directly involved in the politics of the state. These deras dominate the Majha, Malwa, and Doaba regions of Punjab.
Dera Sacha Sauda is located in the Sirsa district of Haryana. It affects about 69 seats in the Malwa region of Punjab. Security has been tightened outside Sunaria Jail given the release of Gurmeet Ram Rahim.
Haryana Jail Department has approved the application of Sirsa Dera chief Ram Rahim for 21 days furlough (leave). He will be brought out of jail after the Rohtak commissioner's signature.
The convoy left from Sirsa Dera to pick up Ram Rahim
Sirsa Dera has also got information about Ram Rahim getting a furlough. From there a convoy of 10 vehicles has left for Rohtak's Sunaria Jail to pick up Ram Rahim. In this, many servicemen including Ram Rahim's mother Naseeb Kaur are involved. At the same time, devotees have also started celebrating happiness. Ram Rahim is serving a sentence in Sunaria Jail Rohtak in connection with the rape of two sadhvis and two murders.
Haryana CM Khattar said – "no electoral connection"
On Ram Rahim getting furlough, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has said that all the society knows that furlough has nothing to do with elections. This is just a coincidence and everyone knows about it. Any prisoner can apply for it after completing three years in jail. The administration's role sees that no law and order is being affected by this. After the application, the decision is taken after inspecting it. Many court decisions have already come on this.
Two days ago the minister had said - "furlough or parole is the right of every prisoner"
Haryana Jail Minister Ranjit Singh Chautala had given a statement two days ago that it is the right of every prisoner to make parole. After this Ram Rahim got a furlough of 21 days. He was released from Sunaria jail this morning itself. While giving furlough, a strict condition has been laid that he will be under the supervision of the police for 21 days. Most of his time will be spent in the tent.