New Delhi/IBNS: Less than six months after he had a big bash on his 40th parole, rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh walked out of a jail in Haryana Thursday after being granted fresh parole for 30 days.

The Dera Sacha Sauda chief was sentenced to a 20-year jail term in 2017 for raping his Sadhvis (female followers) in 2002.

This is his fifth parole in less than 2 years.

Following a controversy over the 40-day parole being given to Ram Rahim in January, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had said that getting parole after following all procedures was the Dera Sacha Sauda chief's right.

"I was not aware that Ram Rahim has got parole. But if he has, then it must be after following all the procedures and that is his right. I will not interfere in that," Khattar had said.

It was during the same parole period that Ram Rahim was seen "celebrating" by cutting a cake with a sword.

In a video that surfaced online in January, he was heard saying, "Got a chance after five years to celebrate like this, so I should cut at least five cakes. This is the first cake."

During his previous parole periods, he had held several online 'satsangs' at the same ashram.