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President asked to Reject Guru's Mercy Plea

  •   Wed, Jun 23 2010 12:22:36 PM

New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The union home ministry has asked President Pratibha Patil's office to reject parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's mercy plea, informed sources said.

Guru is on the death row since 2002 for the 2001 parliament attack. His wife Tabassum filed a mercy petition with the Rashtrapati Bhavan four years ago.

The sources said the mercy petition was sent to the home ministry for its view and it returned the file last week, rejecting the plea because of the heinous nature of the crime.

With the home ministry recommending that the plea be rejected, it is now up to the president to take a call on the fate of Guru, exercising her powers under Article 72 of the constitution.

  

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  • Tom Cat, Mangalore/ Saudi Arabia

    Wed, Jun 23 2010

    Mercy for what? The ideology he believes does not speak about mercy other then terrorism.

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  • Mona shetty, manglore/muscat

    Wed, Jun 23 2010

    well said shahnawaz...

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  • chittaranjan, Doha. Qatar

    Wed, Jun 23 2010

    Tne end congres Govt wake up from the sleep.All The anti Hinto and anti indians should be hanged

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  • Sanath Kumar, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 23 2010

    Hi Shahnawaz kukkikatte,dubai/udupi - why not for Bhopal gas tragedy hero's

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  • Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

    Wed, Jun 23 2010

    President asked to Reject..?!! Why our President can't decide whether Afzal should be given MERCY or NOT. He should be given Mercy if Indian Law treats everyone equal,Becasue..
    1.Mr.Anderson was given safe passage by our PM & HM.. Bhopal Gas Tragedy..more than 25000 People died.
    2.LTTE Nalini was given Mercy..Ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi murder accused was not hanged.More than 80 people were killed along with Rajiv at SriPerumbdur suicide bomb blast.
    3: Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan"s close aides who killed hundreds of elephants and more than 20 police are still in Mysore jail for the past 10 years.
    4. More than 300 people were killed in Mumbai by Dawood in series of bomb blasts(12/03/1993) and ran away to Pakistan. Many close aides of Dawood were caught. No one was hanged.
    5.Babri Majid Demolition..This is the foundation for Hindu-Muslim communal violence. No one was hanged. Mr.Advani and others are smiling.
    So..Free Afzal Guru or punish above people ,then hang Afzal.

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  • Robin, Kundapura

    Wed, Jun 23 2010

    Shame.... Shame.... After 4 years of sleeping....!!!

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  • shahnawaz kukkikatte, dubai/udupi

    Wed, Jun 23 2010

    Afzal Guru has attacked the parliament, he must be sent to gallows. Similary those who attack and destroy the secular institutions of India, must be put to death, no matter who he is and what may come. Nobody is above law. Mera Hindustan mahan hei. We dont need any certificate of patriotism, by any one. We know who we are and who is Afzal Guru, Advani and Modi and the like.

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  • Bulsam, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 23 2010

    Death for Afzal Guru is not the question because he is already a dead man but the Govt should find a way for an honourable solution to the J&K mess.

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  • Sunil Pinto, Bellore/Abu Dhabi

    Wed, Jun 23 2010

    Afzal Guru is not at all deserved any mercy. His wife has no right to ask for it. In Guru's dictionary there is no word like mercy, becoz he has followed mercyless terroris

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  • Sujith Nayak, Mangalore,Abu Dhabi

    Wed, Jun 23 2010

    Dear President, we still havent learnt anything even after so many inhouse jihadi attacks.So its a national waste to hang Afzal Guru...Please invite him to join Congress and contest for the next election.As we have to learn many things from these in house terrorists.This is what is been happening in India so far.Please dont change the stands.Let him roam around the country bindaas with his revolutionary acts.

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  • rajesh, bangalroe

    Wed, Jun 23 2010

    No doubt, why Bhopal case verdict took 25 years for the verdict. When for a simple mercy petition, Congress govt. can take 5 years, our judiciary system is a reflection of our govt.'s performance standards. Congress sat on this case and now says that, the mercy petition is rejected. They did not have courage to take the decision in their first term of the rule.

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