Afzal Guru’s hanging won’t be expedited: Home Secretary
New Delhi, May 23: The government has no plans to jump the queue on the clemency petition of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru or fast track the decision on his execution, says Home Secretary GK Pillai.
“Afzal Guru is in the queue (of mercy petitions in the president’s office). Nobody will be expedited,” Pillai told IANS in an interview, denying reports that the government may consider a fast-track decision on Guru’s fate.
Asked about the hectic activity on Guru’s clemency petition that has been moving back and forth between the home ministry and the Delhi government, Pillai said: “We have sent 20 reminders, but these are general reminders we keep sending to the State Governments. This is all a media hype.”
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