10-10-2006, 12:09 AM
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Staff Reporter | New Delhi
...to plead against clemency for Afzal
The widows of security personnel who died during the 2001 Parliament attack will meet President APJ Abdul Kalam on Tuesday to plead against clemency for Mohammad Afzal who faces execution in connection with the case. All India Anti-Terrorist Front chief MS Bitta informed that they would meet Kalam at 2.45 pm at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Last week, they submitted a memorandum with the Rashtrapati Bhavan, opposing clemency for Afzal. They have now been granted an appointment with the President for Tuesday and will present their viewpoint on the execution order against Afzal.
The delegation of all the ten families, which will call on Kalam, will also include children of the slain security personnel. The families would present a memorandum to the President demanding the execution of death sentence of Mohammad Afzal, which is now being considered by the law and home ministry.
Last time, the family members of Delhi Police personnel had gone to present a memorandum to the President's office on Tuesday.
"We are not going to the President for getting justice for our dear ones, because they have already died. But we love our country and need to secure the future of our kids," said Sardar Singh, father of slain HC Om Prakash.
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Staff Reporter | New Delhi
...to plead against clemency for Afzal
The widows of security personnel who died during the 2001 Parliament attack will meet President APJ Abdul Kalam on Tuesday to plead against clemency for Mohammad Afzal who faces execution in connection with the case. All India Anti-Terrorist Front chief MS Bitta informed that they would meet Kalam at 2.45 pm at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Last week, they submitted a memorandum with the Rashtrapati Bhavan, opposing clemency for Afzal. They have now been granted an appointment with the President for Tuesday and will present their viewpoint on the execution order against Afzal.
The delegation of all the ten families, which will call on Kalam, will also include children of the slain security personnel. The families would present a memorandum to the President demanding the execution of death sentence of Mohammad Afzal, which is now being considered by the law and home ministry.
Last time, the family members of Delhi Police personnel had gone to present a memorandum to the President's office on Tuesday.
"We are not going to the President for getting justice for our dear ones, because they have already died. But we love our country and need to secure the future of our kids," said Sardar Singh, father of slain HC Om Prakash.
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