11-24-2006, 04:04 PM
'Hang Afzal by Dec 13; or take back medals'
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"<b>The honour that we received was an honour to our beloveds who sacrificed their lives in the attack. But if the government does not turn down clemency pleas for Afzal, we will have no option but to return the bravery medals to the President</b>," Jayawati, widow of Delhi police head constable Bijender Singh, said.
Sardar Singh, whose son head constable Om Prakash died in the December 13, 2001 attack, lamented that calls for clemency to Afzal, who is facing execution in connection with the case, were encouraging terror in the country.
"Those who say nobody has a right to kill anybody in the name of execution in fact suggest that only terrorists can kill innocents... We will go to the President along with Bitta to return the medals if the government does not reject Afzal's plea by December 13 (the anniversary of the Parliament attack)," he remarked.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"<b>The honour that we received was an honour to our beloveds who sacrificed their lives in the attack. But if the government does not turn down clemency pleas for Afzal, we will have no option but to return the bravery medals to the President</b>," Jayawati, widow of Delhi police head constable Bijender Singh, said.
Sardar Singh, whose son head constable Om Prakash died in the December 13, 2001 attack, lamented that calls for clemency to Afzal, who is facing execution in connection with the case, were encouraging terror in the country.
"Those who say nobody has a right to kill anybody in the name of execution in fact suggest that only terrorists can kill innocents... We will go to the President along with Bitta to return the medals if the government does not reject Afzal's plea by December 13 (the anniversary of the Parliament attack)," he remarked.
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