AMRITSAR, May 6 -- The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Monday announced that it will seek the Sikh community's consensus before deciding on withdrawing the 2012 mercy petition filed on behalf of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a death row convict in CM Beant Singh's assassination case.

The statement comes a day after an SGPC delegation met Rajoana at Central Jail Patiala.

SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami on Monday said discussions with leaders from various Sikh organisations, Nihang bodies, Sikh seminaries and traditional sects regarding the matter were held where it was suggested that a public consensus is essential before taking any decision on the withdrawal of the petition.

"Therefore, a representative Sikh gathering f...