Patiala, May 3 -- A four-member delegation of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), led by its president Harjinder Singh Dhami met death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana at Patiala Central Jail on Friday.

Rajoana was convicted for his role in the 1995 assassination of former chief minister Beant Singh.

Speaking to the media after the meeting, Dhami slammed the Union government's prolonged delay in deciding Rajoana's mercy petition, calling it a 'clear violation of Supreme Court directions and human rights.'

The SGPC chief accused the Centre of adopting a "biased and discriminatory approach" towards Sikh prisoners.

The SGPC had submitted the mercy plea under Article 72 of the Constitution demanding commutation of the dea...