Chandigarh, June 26 -- Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said that a decision on the parole application of Dera Sacha Sauda head and rape-murder convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is yet to be taken and would be taken keeping in view the interests of the state.

"Anyone who is entitled for parole can seek one. We cannot stop anyone from seeking parole," the Chief Minister said while responding to the allegations that his State Government is favoring the Dera chief in the parole application.

The Chief Minister was talking to the mediapersons after two INLD MLAs and leaders of JJP joined the BJP.

Ram Rahim, who has sought parole for over a month for farming at his fields in Haryana's Sirsa is currently lodged at Sunaria jai...