Beant Singh assassination case: SAD president demands Bhai Rajoana be released ANI | Updated: Jan 10, 2021 00:29 IST Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 10 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday urged the Union Government to set free Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana who was convicted in the former Chief Minister Beant Singh assassination case and has spent over two decades in jail. Badal said, "This humanitarian gesture would be in conformation with civilized values and justice as Bhai Rajoana had already served more than the effective equivalent of a life sentence." Badal asked the Congress Party leaders to rise above political opportunism and back the release of Bhai Rajoana.