Geetanjali Gayatri
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 22
Based on his feedback after “successful” parley between senior officers of the state government and followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda through the day, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh would appear before the Special CBI Court in Panchkula on August 25 when the verdict would be pronounced.
“Our officers are in touch with the dera chief and he will appear in the court on the appointed day,” Khattar said after chairing a meeting to review the security arrangements in the state. He said foolproof security arrangements would be made for the dera chief as also to maintain law and order. He appealed to Ram Rahim’s followers to maintain peace.