Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal will meet President Pratibha Patil and PM Dr Manmohan Singh for a last-ditch clemency appeal for ex-CM Beant Singh's killer BS Rajoana. The Punjab govt has aloso filed another clemency appeal with the HC.

Meanwhile, a day-long bandh called by radical Sikh outfits to protest the proposed execution of Rajoana, disrupted normal life in parts of Punjab today. A report from Patiala said the call for bandh evoked a total response in the city where Rajoana is lodged in the local Central Jail awaiting his execution on March 31 as per the orders of the Chandigarh Sessions Court. 

Security forces have been conducting flag marches at key locations in the state to instill sense of confidence among the people. Security around Patiala central jail where Rajoana is lodged had been beefed up with erection of additional
security points.