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Ruckus, as J&K assembly debates Afzal Guru
hanging
Monday March 04, 2013 03:47:04 PM,
IANS
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Uproar in J&K assembly over Guru's hanging
The Jammu and
Kashmir assembly was adjourned Friday after uproarious scenes over
the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) demand to discuss
parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's hanging. »
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Jammu: Tempers ran
high in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly Monday when a debate on the
hanging of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was underway.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and the main opposition party Peoples
Democratic Party levelled charges against each other.
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti started the
debate, saying it was "inhumane" that Afzal Guru's family was not
allowed to meet him one last time before the execution was carried
out Feb 9.
Mehbooba Mufti sought suspension of all regular business of the
house to "discuss this issue of urgent nature". The ruling
National Conference and the Communist Party of India-Marxist too
wanted a discussion on the issue in the house.
Mehbooba Mufti blamed the chief minister for his failure to
protect the life of Afzal Guru, convicted for the conspiracy that
led to the Dec 13, 2001 attack on parliament.
Afsal Guru's mercy petition was rejected by President Pranab
Mukherjee last month.
Mehbooba Mufti said: "Had the state government acted in time,
Afzal Guru's life could have been saved. While Tamil Nadu and
Punjab could save the lives of the two convicts from their states
who were sentenced to death, Omar Abdullah's government did
nothing."
The remarks drew vehement protests from members of the National
Conference.
The chief minister plunged into the discussion, accusing the PDP
of "politicizing the issue".
"The PDP makes it appear like I was the one responsible for the
hanging of Afzal Guru," Omar Abdullah said.
In the acidic exchange that followed, PDP members raised slogans
and approached the speaker's chair raising slogans against the
government.
Jammu and Kashmir assembly speaker Mubarak Gul had allowed the
discussion Monday after first adjourning the house for ten
minutes, following a din when the demand for a discussion of the
issue was first raised.
Members of the National Panthers Party, the Bharatiya Janata Party
and independent MLAs raised slogans protesting the killing of two
policemen in north Kashmir.
Afzal Guru was hanged to death on Feb 9 after he was found guilty
of plotting the attack on the Indian parliament Dec 13, 2001.
Guru's family was informed of the execution through a letter sent
by speed post, which only arrived 48 hours after the hanging.
Guru was buried in Delhi's Tihar jail.
His family and major political groups in Kashmir are asking for
the return of the mortal remains of Afzal Guru, so that a burial
can be conducted in accordance with religious tradition.
The issue of debating the matter in the assembly had created
fissures between the two parties in the ruling coalition, National
Conference and Congress.
While the NC was in favour of a debate, the Congress was opposed
to it.
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