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party colour. He had full faith in the
Namdhari belief system and worked with Surinder Singh Namdhari during his tenure to help in the affairs of the sect when necessary. Like Namdharis he did not eat meat or drink alcohol. In 1993 a businessman wanted to start a large meat processing plant in Lalru,
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Chandigarh on 31 August 1995. The blast claimed the lives of 17 others including 3 Indian commandos. Beant Singh was accompanied by his close friend Ranjodh Singh Mann on the day of assassination.
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Punjabis jobs- though after Namdharis objected Beant Singh withheld permission. He donated 500 acres of Government land in Punjab to Namdharis in Amritsar, Ludhiana and Malerkotla.
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was also convicted of the killing. According to the
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