HM to talk to Badal over his plea for release of 13 terrorists

January 07, 2015 16:19

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said he will speak to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in the wake of his letter to his counterparts in five states seeking premature release of 13 convicted terrorists.

"I will talk to him (Badal) on this issue," Singh said.

Badal, in his letter to Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Gujarat, has sought premature release of the convicted terrorists, including those responsible for assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.

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