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Government, judiciary must explain Afzal's hanging: Omar Abdullah
Sunday February 10, 2013 07:54:06 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The
political leadership and judiciary should make clear that Afzal
Guru's hanging was not done for political reasons, Jammu and
Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Sunday.
"The onus will rest on the judiciary and the political leadership
to prove to the people that this was not a selective execution and
not for political purposes," Omar Abdullah told TV channel CNN-IBN
news channel in an interview.
Stating that the move would have long-term implications for the
border state, Abdullah said the young generation would identify
with Afzal Guru.
"Let's not underestimate my concern over the security or law and
order implications. My concern is the long-term implications on
the psyche of a generation of Kashmiris who may not identify with
Maqbool Bhat (who was hanged in 1984). There are two generations
that have grown up after that who certainly identify with Afzal
Guru," he said.
Abdullah rued the fact that Afzal Guru's family was not given a
chance to meet him before the execution.
"As a human being I find it very difficult to reconcile myself to
the fact that we executed a person who was not given the
opportunity to see his family for the last time. If in this day
and age we are relying on speed post to inform a family that their
loved one is going to be executed, there is something seriously
wrong. I wish we were the ones who were authorised to inform the
family," he said.
He said the BJP did not clamour for executions for those convicted
for killing late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi or former Punjab
chief minister Beant Singh, who were blown up by extremists.
Stating that the home ministry discussed the issue broadly with
him, Abdullah said he would "measure it in terms of the possible
implications of executing Afzal Guru and what it could mean for
Jammu and Kashmir, for its polity and for the situation on the
ground".
Afzal Guru, convicted in the 2001 parliament attack, was hanged in
Tihar Jail Saturday and buried quietly soon after.
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