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| Afzal Guru hanging | | Dr Farooq to decide on supporting clemency resolution | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 4: The National Conference decision of supporting support Independent MLA, Abdul Rashid’s resolution seeking clemency for Afzal Guru shall be taken by NC Patron, Dr Farooq Abdullah.
The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah while addressing a oppress conference today announced this. "The speaker of the assembly has the powers to decide on the resolution submitted by an independent member of the assembly seeking clemency for Afzal Guru," Abdullah said. "If put to vote, the NC legislature party, headed by the party patron, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, will decide what course the party should take on the resolution."
Omar defended his Twitter comments on the Tamil Nadu assembly resolution on clemency for the three sentenced to death for conspiracy in former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination.
"The BJP cannot silence me on this issue," the chief minister said. "It is the people of my state who have the right to silence me if they so choose."
An independent legislator in the 87-member Kashmir assembly, Engineer Rashid, has already submitted a resolution to the speaker seeking clemency for Afzal Guru, who belongs to the Valley.
Assembly speaker Muhammad Akbar Lone has said that he finds nothing constitutionally wrong in putting the resolution to vote.
The BJP had criticized Omar for his comments on Guru. “The comments are unfortunate”, a spokesman of the BJP had said.
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