Afzal Guru hanging: who said what

Political parties today said justice has been done with the execution of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru even as BJP questioned the delay in carrying out the death sentence.

Political parties on Saturday said justice has been done with the execution of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru even as BJP questioned the delay in carrying out the death sentence.

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However, both Congress and the BJP said the hanging of Guru, a Jaish-e-Mohammed militant, would send a message to terror outfits that India would not tolerate terrorism.

Questioning the delay in the execution of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, BJP on Saturday said it should have happened much earlier after the confirmation of the capital punishment by the Supreme Court in 2005.

Here are some quotes on the hanging of Afzal Guru in the 2001 Parliament attack case:

Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde
"The President rejected the mercy petition of Afzal Guru on February 3 and after that I gave my approval on February 4 and the date and timing was confirmed by a judicial official. He was hanged at 8 o'clock this morning.

Home minister Sushilkumear Shinde addressing the media to confirm the hanging of Afzal Guru, Jaish-e-Mohammad militant convicted in the attack on Parliament in 2001. HT/Mohd Zakir