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| Kamaal spits venom against UPA, defends Farooq | | NC's political hypocrisy on Guru hanging | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Feb 16: While rubbishing reports that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was taken into confidence by the Govt of India before hanging 2001 Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru, National Conference Additional General Secretary, Dr Mustafa Kamaal said the Central Government took the step in an effort to cover up for its own weaknesses.
The NC stalwart said the hanging of Guru was part of a political game being played by the Congress party. "They wanted to counter the BJP and other saffron parties, as their main aim is to stay in power in Delhi with an eye on 2014 elections", Kamaal said.
"They could have given Guru 20 days time as is warranted under law to allow him to file a review petition before the Supreme Court as was done in the case of Rajeev Gandhi's killers", he added. Kamaal said the Congress party lacked sincerity and good intentions in hanging Guru, 'which are bound to boomerang on them'. "They are not sincere towards Kashmir. They have 2014 elections in mind and are not worried about Omar Abdullah, even if he becomes weak", he added. He dismissed the idea that the NC president Dr Farooq Abdullah and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah should resign from their respective positions. He said many lacunae have been pointed out in the trial and execution of Mohammad Afzal Guru, who would have been alive but for those lacunae. However, he said those raising hue and cry over the issue, did nothing to help Guru during last 12 years.
Kamaal defended the statement of NC president Dr Farooq Abdullah where he had said that due legal procedure was followed before hanging Afzal Guru.
"Farooq Saheb is right, but people are pointing out certain lacunae in the process. We had an opinion and we had conveyed it to them. We told them that this was not good for the State and the situation would worsen", said the NC Additional General Secretary.
Pointing fingers on the Congress' sincerity in dealing with Kashmir, Kamaal said their eye was on the chair in J&K and in Delhi. "They are using all just and unjust means to achieve that. They committed breach of trust in 1953, 1977 and 1984 and in 1996 said Sky is the Limit. They established workgroups and then threw their reports into dustbins along with the autonomy resolution. They continue to do so", lamented Kamaal. |
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