‘Don’t Spare Rapist Baba’: What Twitter Thinks About Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s Prospect Of Parole

The 51-year-old, who is currently lodged at Sunaria jail in Rohtak, has been behind bars since 2017 after being convicted in two rape cases and, more recently, the murder of a journalist.

Following his application for the parole, the jail superintendent has written to the Sirsa district administration recommending his parole for “good behaviour” in a letter dated June 18.

When asked for his comment recently, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said: “Anyone who is entitled for parole can seek one. We cannot stop anyone".

Asked about who would be responsible in case violence breaks out if the Dera chief was granted parole, Khattar said: "You are trying to draw inference on your own as if any decision has been taken."

After news of the jail superintendent's recommendation started circulating, some said the move was politically motivated.

As the day wore on, #DontSpareRapistBaba started trending on Twitter, encapsulating the public sentiment.

Twitter reactions:

Don't lie, you're dying to see this fine specimen in the Parliament, aren't you? Bolo, bolo!#DontSpareRapistBaba pic.twitter.com/B1sek8F7WO

— Amit Schandillia (@AmitSchandillia) June 24, 2019

- He is in jail for rape, castration and murder.

- He might get released soon because he wants to do "agriculture".

- His million of followers cast their vote on his command.

- Also Haryana's assembly elections will be held in a couple of months.#DontSpareRapistBaba pic.twitter.com/RGbg3x4VCQ

— Bharat Ek Mauj (@BharatEkMauj) June 24, 2019

#DontSpareRapistBaba A rapist is a rapist. But Baba Ram Rahim is A SERIAL RAPIST. A HARDCORE CRIMINAL. A POWERFUL PERSON.
Parole should not be granted to him.
It will send a wrong signal to the Society.
It will also create a bad precedent. pic.twitter.com/WjFBOiIg1j

— Mohammed Jaleel Kashif (@jaleelmdkashif) June 24, 2019

How will rapes stop if the government backs the rapists??#DontSpareRapistBaba

— Piya Kaur Bajaj (@piyakaurbajaj22) June 24, 2019

#DontSpareRapistBaba on one hand u want to do beti bacaho n beti parao and on the other hand u free Rapists.. baffling !!

— Amit Chatterjee (@am_x_it) June 24, 2019