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Afzal's hanging
I am not able to understand why our government dithers over whether to hang
Afzal or not! He masterminds (supposedly) an attack on our parliament - not that I
mind......we as a nation would have been much better off had his plans succeeded
-we lose brave securitymen who guard our not so brave netas - he & his
accomplices almost succeed in killing the seat of Democracy in our country - and
now we debate on whether to hang him or not!
Where, oh where is this leading to? I wont be surprised if Afzal Bhai gets a lifer
instead of the gallows. THe former CM of J & K Dr. Farooq Abdullah says India will
go up in flames if Afzal hangs. The immediate past CM of J & K - Mufti Mohd
Sayeed & his daughter Mehbooba Mufti (yes the same who was kidnapped &
released in exchange for some notorious Kashmir militants who now move freely
in the neighbouring country) says the sentence is too harsh! Too harsh my foot! He
should have been shot in public.
When will this game of hide & seek stop? Why cant we come out as a strong state
and show proper will in implementing the death penalty. Why cant we show the
door to the Muftis & Abdullahs and tell them in no uncertain terms that WE MEAN
BUSINESS! Why cant our so called leaders stick their necks out for once and say -
YES HE WILL HANG! Why the vacillation?
When are we going to be a strong state with strong ideas, views & actions? Why
are we afraid of what the world will say? Will the US or UK bother about world
opinion if they had to do something like this? Will they even bother about world
opinion? When will we see the government adhering to basic principles of
humanity everywhere? When will the government realise the the people killed in
anti insurgency operation all over the country are also somebody's father, brother,
son & husband? Dont their grief matter? Are they not humans? Are they not
entitled to feel shortchanged if the government changes its decisions? Why should
not the families of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in protecting the
parliament not return the bravery medals awarded to them posthmously?