It is really sad that chief minister of J&K and the state as a whole have succumbed to the pressure of the agitators who are mostly Pakistan backed separatists and approached the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for showing mercy to Afzal.

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In my opinion, no mercy should be shown to him, who has been convicted by the Supreme Court of India and sentenced to death. If the President pardons him now, it would set a very bad precedent. A man who has the audacity to participate in the attack on the Parliament, the highest institution in the country should be dealt with severely.
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