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Uproar in J&K assembly over Afzal Guru's body
Tuesday March 12, 2013 07:22:00 PM,
IANS
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Jammu: There was an
uproar in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly Tuesday after the
opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) demanded that the mortal
remains of Afzal Guru be brought back to the state and some angry
members almost came to blows.
Parliament attack convict Guru was hanged and buried in Delhi's
Tihar Jail Feb 9. Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Monday
ruled out handing over his body to his family.
While the PDP raised the demand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
and Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) rose to
counter its members, resulting in ruckus. Speaker Mubarak Gul
adjourned the house twice.
When the house assembled for the third time, members stood on
tables after Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
Mir Saifullah addressed Guru as "Afzal Guru sahib". The BJP and
the JKNPP members started shouting slogans and the speaker
adjourned the house till 3 p.m.
In the afternoon session, the situation worsened when the
legislators almost came to blows and independent member Engineer
Rashid was pushed out of the house, while the opposition continued
to protest.
The bench of JKNPP leader Harshdev Singh was smashed by angry
members from the opposition.
Amidst all the din and noise, the grants of forests ministry were
passed in less than 10 minutes.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his arch rival, PDP patron and
former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had also written to
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh listing the demand on Guru's mortal
remains.
For Kashmir-based parties, the return of Afzal Guru's body to his
family has become an issue, while Jammu-based parties are opposing
the demand.
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