Badal Justifies Demand Of Clemency To Bhullar

[Editor: Indian Politicians are taking too much time to bring in a legislation to abolish Capital Punishment in India. If the things are left to fester in this way, then this might again plunge India into a civil war, the country experienced in 1980s and early 1990s. Murdering anyone in cold blood is a SIN, and it should NOT be encouraged by anyone. It is only God who has the right to take anyone's life. Indians should join hands and stop this ill practice. India should lead the world. The government should look at this case from humanitarian angle and spare the life of, Devinderpal Singh Bhullar, a Mechanical Engineer by Qualification]

Refuting allegations that he had adopted double standards on the Devinderpal Singh Bhullar issue, state chief minister Parkash Singh Badal said that the government's sole aim was to ensure that peace and communal harmony was maintained over the issue.
“We have demanded clemency for Bhullar on two grounds, one on the technical ground that his death sentence is based on a fractured opinion of Supreme Court bench and to maintain peace and communal harmony in the state,” Badal, who was here to attend the function of Ram Navami celebrations, told Hindustan Times.

However, Badal was at a loss for words when queried on the affidavit his government submitted in the supreme court in 2009, terming Bhullar as a  'hardened and experienced criminal with well-organized international support and a 'terrorist'.

“I am not aware of any such affidavit. Now, our stand is very clear that we want to save Bhullar,” Badal said, alleging that the Congress had failed to take a clear stand on the issue.

On Bhullar's mother's charge that the police killed his husband in cold blood in December 1991, the CM said: “What can we say about such old cases?”

Courtesy: Hindustan Times