Punjab AAP Govt Reverses Stance on Parole for Convicted Extremist Jagtar Singh Hawara

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The Punjab government, led by the Aam Aadmi Party, has reversed its earlier position on the parole application of Jagtar Singh Hawara, a convicted extremist currently lodged in Tihar Jail. As recently as March 2026, the state government had written to Tihar Jail authorities recommending that Hawara's parole application be rejected. The sudden reversal is being seen as a political outreach to the Sikh community by the AAP administration. Hawara is a high-profile prisoner whose case carries significant political and religious sensitivity in Punjab.

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