BJP takes objection to PM's comment on Afzal hanging issue

BJP on Tuesday took objections to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's comment that law of the land should be allowed to take its course in deciding fate of Afzal Guru, saying Supreme Court has already given him death sentence and it was up to the government to execute the verdict.

BJP on Tuesday took objections to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's comment that law of the land should be allowed to take its course in deciding fate of Afzal Guru, saying Supreme Court has already given him death sentence and it was up to the government to execute the verdict.

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"Prime Minister's comment on the issue is misleading. The law of the land has already taken its course and found him guilty. The Supreme Court has said that he should be hanged. Now it is up to the government to carry out the execution," senior BJP leader V K Malhotra said.

Singh, in his press conference yesterday, had said the "law of the land" should be allowed to take its course in dealing with the issue of Parliament attack death row convict Guru.