There are doubts over Afzal Guru's role in Parliament attack: Chidambaram

February 25, 2016

New Delhi, Feb 25: Former Union Minister P Chidambaram who held the home and finance portfolios in the UPA government on Thursday sparked controversy that Afzal Guru's role in 2001 Parliament attack was doubtful. Almost three years after Afzal Guru was hanged, Congress leader P Chidambaram is concerned to hold an honest opinion' and raised his doubts against the capital punishment of 2001 Parliament attack convict, report said.

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Former Home Minister P Chidambaram was responding to a question on whether Afzal Guru's execution ordered by the Supreme Court was appropriate. According to Chidambaram, Afzal Guru's case was not correctly decided and there are possibility to hold an honest opinion in that matter. Chidambaram was quoted in an interview conducted by Economic Times.

Chidambaram was further quoted by ET where he said, “An independent person can hold an opinion that the case was not decided correctly”.

The comments of Chidambaram came in the backdrop of JNU incident in which three of its students are arrested on sedition charges and for commemorating Afzal Guru at the campus. Following the incident at JNU campus a nationwide debate is in motion. Those who hold a different opinion against the capital punishment of Afzal Guru are termed as anti-national.

However Chidambaram said that, “It is wrong to project anyone as an anti-national who holds that opinion”.

From 2008 to 2011 P Chidambaram, was home minister of India. In 2013 when Sushilkumar Shinde was home minister Afzal Guru was executed. Chidambaram raised doubt of extend of Afzal Guru's involvement in 2001 Parliament Attack.

The Afzal Guru's execution is a hot topic in India especially after JNU students were arrested on charges of sedition when the student union had organised a event on February 9, for commemorating Afzal Guru.

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Dean
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Thursday, 25 Feb 2016

o Muslims you are not powerless, may be govt running is bigger than us but you are not powerless. many people are waking up and realizing that Islam is wonderful religion, full of honor & dignity. As Muslims we have a lot job to do. RSS is in business of dominating our country and they are using state resources to kill Muslims and elect those who kill Muslims. We need to carry the message of Islam not the message of violence. RSS want Hindus to live in a state of fear where they can manipulate and manage them. Govts we have here now have become hypocrite. if govt. is truly democratic it should work for people.

Now things are manageable. No meaning in scratching the head when things become not manageable. We need Hindus to sit down and read Quran once in their life time. Quran is way of life and is system of life which actually works. Stop the fear of Islam. Islam is not your enemy. Islam doesn't send you bills to your door step. Islam doesn't kill you when you drive on the road in the morning. We must stop the business of blaming Islam & Muslims. If we do not something quickly then we will be in state of fear which you wont believe and it will be such a dark place to live because money & power may be major problem which is going to come to the mankind. rich & poor gap is widening. Allah knows best. May Allah guide us all. Ameen

Rakesh
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Thursday, 25 Feb 2016

This chap was the HM that time , why didnot he stop ? no he is coming and telling the biggest lie ... no wonder congress got tight slap ... 100% we will ensure they will lose karnataka and kerala too ..kerala they have alliance with muslim league , which divided our nation . so midset is clear

Rakesh
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Thursday, 25 Feb 2016

they want rashtradrohis vote , so they can get into any level ... same afzal guru encouraged millitants to rape and kill innocent kashmiri pundiths ... more than 10,000 pundith womens were raped by islamic thugs and more than 60,000 killed and more than million driven out of kashmir ...

Mohammed Yousef
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Thursday, 25 Feb 2016

If sanjaydath is Muslim then definettly excuted

Dean
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Thursday, 25 Feb 2016

O MUSLIMS YOU ARE NOT POWERLESS, MAY BE GOVT RUNNING IS BIGGER THAN US BUT YOU ARE NOT POWERLESS. MANY PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP AND REALIZING THAT ISLAM IS WONDERFUL RELIGION, FULL OF HONOR & DIGNITY. AS MUSLIMS WE HAVE ALOT JOB TO DO. RSS IS IN BUSINESS OF DOMINATING OUR COUNTRY AND THEY ARE USING STATE RESOURCES TO KILL MUSLIMS AND ELECT THOSE WHO KILL MUSLIMS. WE NEED TO CARRY THE MESSAGE OF ISLAM NOT THE MESSAGE VIOLENCE. RSS WANT HINDUS TO LIVE IN A STATE OF FEAR WHERE THEY CAN MANIPULATE AND MANAGE THEM. GOVTS WE HAVE HERE NOW HAVE BECOME HYPOCRITE. IF GOVT. IS TRULY DEMOCRATIC IT SHOULD WORK FOR PEOPLE. ALLAH KNOWS BEST.

NOW THINGS ARE MANAGEABLE. NO MEANING IN SCRATCHING HEAD WHEN THINGS BECOME NOT MANAGEABLE. I NEED HINDUS TO SIT DOWN AND READ QURAN ONCE IN THEIR LIFE TIME. QRAN IS WAY OF LIFE AND IS SYSTEM OF LIFE WHICH ACTUALLY WORKS. STOP THE FEAR OF ISLAM. ISLAM IS NOT YOUR ENEMY. ISLAM DOESN'T SEND YOU BILLS TO YOUR DOOR STEP. ISLAM DOESN'T KILL YOU WHEN YOU DRIVE ON THE ROAD IN THE MORNING. WE MUST STOP THE BUSINESS OF BLAMING ISLAM & MUSLIMS. IF WE DO NOT DO SOMETHING QUICKLY THEN WE WILL BE IN STATE OF FEAR WHICH YOU WONT BELIEVE AND IT WILL BE SUCH A DARK PLACE TO LIVE. BECAUSE MONEY & POWER MAY BE MAJOR PROBLEM WHICH IS GOING TO COME TO THE MANKIND. RICH & POOR GAP IS WIDENING. MAY ALLAH GUIDE US ALL. AMEEN

AK
 - 
Thursday, 25 Feb 2016

Sumesh,

The life starts when you are Died.. and surely we will come to know who is our CREATOR and the life after DEATH.. Seriously U need to learn about our CREATOR who promises heaven and hell and will give JUSTICE for the injustice done in this TEMPORARY material WORLD which many people are running over this... THINK and PONDER on who is worthy of worship . and learn about life after death... If U are honest the one who gave life will guide U>

Curious
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Thursday, 25 Feb 2016

in UK as per constitution no suspect can be detained for more than 6 days if they dont have any evidence . i don't know from where sir Ambedkar studied the constitution and implemented . In india a suspect can be hanged. laaa hawla wala kuwwatha illa billah.

Rikaz
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Thursday, 25 Feb 2016

Mr. Chidambaram should have said this information before his killing so that we could have saved an innocent man going in to gallow...how can a government answer this to God...some god will ask question with PM like hanuman, krishna, ganapathi etc....these Gods know real truth if Chaddis are believing in them....or they could have at least consulted Cow Goddess...

Ahmed
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Thursday, 25 Feb 2016

Every LIES will be OUT & EXPOSED and People will know CLEARLY the CHEDDI deception In-Sha ALLAH... People should go with the TRUTH , and not support the LIARS & DECEIVERS without VERIFYING the TRUTH.

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Bengaluru, Jan 23: Expressing shock over the blast which left him and his supporters injured yesterday, Shantinagar MLA NA Haris today said that the incident cannot be brushed aside as a firecracker blast and appealed to the state government to inquire into the incident.

Recovering from the injuries sustained on his leg, Haris was discharged from St Philomena's Hospital on Thursday afternoon. 

Interacting with mediapersons outside his residence in Shantinagar, Haris said, “It wasn’t a cracker but a ball-like object that was hurled at me. Since my childhood, I have been seeing crackers and the object that was thrown at me was certainly not a cracker. It had splinters and hard objects.”

He said, “I have been representing the constituency for over 12-years and had no rivalry with anyone. Barring political ideology during elections, all the leaders in our constituency have been cooperative with each other. Yet, we do not know what the intention was or who was behind the incident.”

Revealing that home minister Basavaraj Bommai had called him to enquire about his condition at the hospital Haris said, “I have also briefed the home minister and explained to him what exactly happened. I have full faith in the police and will cooperate with the police during the investigation.” Haris said that doctors have advised him three to four-days of rest.

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Budget preparation are going on and priority will be given to farmers in the budget.

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Bengaluru, May 4: Former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday said that the health of the migrants who have been allowed to move, should not be jeopardized and appropriate tests must be conducted.

"The task was to send the workers to their places. However, their health should not be jeopardized. This decision made for their benefit should not be a travesty for them. There will also be physical interference on the buses and appropriate tests must be done," said Kumaraswamy.

"The lockdown, which was implemented without any prerequisites, is now loosened without warning. The state government, which has allowed migrant workers to move to the city, has mobilized large numbers of people. By this, the government is playing with their health," he added.

He continued saying that the government should not lose out on an unscientific move that resulted in the loss of thousands of crores of rupees from a custodial lockdown.

"Workers and villages must be sober. The government must take all necessary precautions in this regard," he added.

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