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
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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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February 22,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 22: Student activist Amulya Leona, who was arrested on sedition charge after she raised ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans during an anti-CAA event at Bengaluru’s Freedom Park on Thursday evening, has now criticised the organisers of the event for snatching away microphone from her hand.

The event was organised by ‘Hindu Muslim Sikh Isaai Federation’. Soon after she started pro-Pak slogans All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi rushed and tried to snatch mic from her hand. When she continued to speak, her microphone was deactivated.

According to police, the 19-year-old BA journalism student blamed her predicament on the organisers of the protest for not allowing her to complete what she wanted to say on stage.

"Maybe she had intended to say what she had recently posted on her Facebook page where she has said ‘Zindabad’ to all the countries, including India and Pakistan. But it went awry. She was not answering any of our questions, but kept saying she had not done anything wrong," a senior police officer was quoted as saying by a news paper.

The police have booked Leona for sedition and promoting enmity between groups. After her arrest, she was thoroughly questioned by the police for over two hours. After recording her statement, the police produced her before a magistrate in the wee hours of Friday. When she was taken to the judge’s residence, located at the National Games Village in Koramangala, Leona pointed towards the TV cameras and flashed a victory sign.

As the police did not seek her custody, the judge remanded her to judicial custody and she was subsequently taken to Bengaluru Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara. Her advocate is expected to file a bail application in the court on Monday.

When the police took her into custody at Freedom Park and quizzed her, she reportedly did not answer any of their questions but kept insisting that she had not done anything anti-national to be charged with sedition.

"It was the organisers’ mistake to snatch the mike from me before I completed what I had to say. Because of them, I have been arrested today. If they had given me a chance to complete what I had to say, nothing like this would have happened. Now, there is no point in telling you what I intended to speak there. But I can say that there was nothing anti-national in what I did. You can initiate action against me and my advocate will fight the case," a source, citing Leona, said.

The police recorded whatever she said as her voluntary statement and submitted it to the magistrate. "We tried to find out why she did what she did and whether there was anyone else behind her making such a statement. But it appears she had done it on her own," the police official said.

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Udupi, Jun 18: Two youths lost their lives in a ghastly road mishap involving a vegetable-laden mini truck near Santhekatte in Udupi today. 

The deceased have been identified as Dinesh (35) and Manjunath (21), both hailed from Balkur village in Kundapur taluk.

The accident took place at around 7 a.m. when the mini truck was carrying vegetables from Kundapur to Udupi. 

According to sources, Dinesh, who was driving the vehicle, lost control and rammed into a pole next to the national highway. 

Both Dinesh and his assistant Manjunath suffered head injuries in the accident. They were rushed to Ajjarkad district hospital where they were declared dead on arrival.

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February 11,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 11: BJ Puttaswamy, chairman of the State Planning Board stated that the detailed project report (DPR) to develop the Mangaluru-Karwar fisheries road at a cost of Rs 780 crores has been submitted to the state government and approval for it by the Coastal Development Authority (CDA) is pending.

Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, he said the new developments done and in those in the future for the coastal districts.

He claimed that a feasibility report for the development of State Highway 67 has been submitted to the government.

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