Parole For Gurmeet Ram Rahim? Congress Red Flags Move Days Before Haryana Assembly Elections

Keeping in view the model code of conduct due to the polls, the state government on Saturday sent his parole file to the CEO for consultation. The CEO then wrote to the state government seeking the emergent and compelling circumstances for the release of the convict on parole during the poll process. The CEO’s office received a response from the state government on Monday in which the death anniversary of the Dera chief’s father, the critical health condition of a few near and dears and a blood donation camp have been mentioned as the reasons behind Ram Rahim’s parole plea, said sources.

After examining the government response, the CEO said, “As MCC is in place for the elections, that is why it (parole plea) came to us for our view… We wrote back to the state government, saying they may consider the parole subject to the correctness of facts as mentioned in the letter (plea). Besides, other conditions in view of the polls should be satisfied (if parole is granted by government)”.

He clarified that the CEO only had to give his view while the decision to grant parole rests with the state government or the prison department. An official had earlier said that normally, “the convicts are not released after the imposition of the model code of conduct to maintain purity of the poll process and ensure a level playing field”.