Afzal execution has Congress on the edge

Despite gen sec Digvijay Singh's call for early execution, party has to think of fall-outs in Jammu and Kashmir

PTI | May 21, 2010



Congress appears to be treading with caution on the issue of execution of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.

While Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has openly advocated early execution of Guru, another senior leader, who declined to be identified, said caution should be the watchword given its ticklish nature and possible fall-out in a state like Jammu and Kashmir.

Recalling the serious disturbances that had erupted in the Kashmir valley following the execution of Kashmiri separatist Maqbool Bhat in 1984, the leader said nothing should be done that has the potential to disturb the situation even slightly.

Bhatt was hanged in Tihar Jail for killing a policeman.

According to the leader, Afzal Guru needed to be differentiated from the 26-11 Mumbai terror strike convict Ajmal Kasab who is a Pakistani national.

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