New Delhi: The Central government on Wednesday stayed the hanging of Babbar Khalsa International terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana for the August 31, 1995 assassination of then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. The execution was scheduled on Saturday. This was revealed by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his deputy Sukhbir Singh Badal here after their meeting with President Pratibha Patil to whom they submitted a petition seeking mercy for Rajoana. (IANS)
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