Former
Samajwadi
party
leader
Amar
Singh
and
party
MP
Jaya
Prada
called
on
Maharashtra
Governor
K
Sankaranarayanan
seeking
pardon
for
actor
Sanjay
Dutt,
who
has
been
sentenced
to
five
years
in
jail.
The
Supreme
Court
on
March
21
upheld
Dutt's
conviction
for
illegal
possession
of
arms
in
the
1993
Mumbai
bomb
blast
case.
In
a
representation
to
the
governor,
Jaya
Prada
said
Dutt
had
been
absolved
of
terrorism
charges.
She
urged
him
to
exercise
his
discretionary
power
to
grant
the
actor
relief
citing
his
background,
contribution
to
cinema
and
good
conduct
in
the
last
20
years.
Stating
that
many
other
eminent
people
including
Press
Council
of
India
chairman
Markandey
Katju
have
sought
pardon
for
Dutt,
the
representation
said
he
hailed
from
a
family
that
has
served
the
nation.
A
letter
from
Sevagram
Ashram
Pratishthan,
a
Gandhian
ashram
from
the
state,
was
also
attached
with
the
representation.
It
said
the
ashram
appreciated
the
fact
that
through
his
cinematic
art,
Dutt
has
propagated
the
message
of
Mahatma
Gandhi,
which
had
a
visible
influence
on
the
life
of
young
generation.
Amar
Singh
and
Jaya
Prada
earlier
met
Dutt,
who
was
given
four
weeks'
time
by
the
court
to
surrender.
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