BJP slams Omar Abdullah for his remarks on Afzal Guru ahead of Jammu and Kashmir Elections
- In Reports
- 10:37 PM, Sep 07, 2024
- Myind Staff
On Saturday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strongly criticised National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah for his statements regarding the execution of Afzal Guru, who was convicted for the 2001 Parliament attack.
“The unfortunate thing was that the J&K government had nothing to do with Afzal Guru's execution. Otherwise, you would have had to do it with the permission of the state government, which I can tell you in no uncertain terms would not have been forthcoming. We wouldn't have done it. I don't believe that any purpose was served by executing him,” Abdullah, who was serving as the chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, told ANI.
Abdullah's comments have sparked significant controversy ahead of the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, fueling political tensions in the region.
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai said, "Omar Abdullah's statement is extremely objectionable and anti-India, any amount of criticism is not enough... He is speaking in favour of such terrorists... The Congress is with such anti-India statements. There is no difference between Abdullah and Congress... The people of India will not forgive this."
Former J&K deputy chief minister Kavinder Gupta told ANI, "After all, what does Omar Abdullah want to solve? If anti-national elements who hatched a conspiracy against India are given the death penalty, why do they object to this? They want to create a situation by taking support from terrorists. They are taking support from terrorists; that is why he is speaking such language."
“Omar Abdullah is openly supporting Pakistan's policy and Pakistan so that he can win the election. He is scared after the loss in the Parliament election,” BJP leader Altaf Thakur said.
On December 13, 2001, five terrorists affiliated with Pakistan-based groups Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad launched an attack on the Indian Parliament but were swiftly neutralised by security personnel stationed there. Afzal Guru, a former member of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), was convicted for his involvement in the attack and executed on February 9, 2013.
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