PDP says amend Guru resolution

Wants to show solidarity with the kin of Parliament attack victims.

Opposition PDP Monday moved an amendment to the clemency resolution for Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru,seeking support of the House to express solidarity with the families of the victims of the December 13,2001 attack.

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti submitted the amendment to the Assembly Secretariat,party spokesman Nayeem Akhter said.

The PDP has already extended support to the resolution moved by independent MLA from Langate Sheikh Abdul Rashid,seeking clemency for Guru. The Assembly is scheduled to debate and vote on the resolution Wednesday.

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The state BJP,meanwhile,warned the National Conference-Congress government against any misadventure on the issue of Guru,and said it would organise demonstrations in all districts on September 28,when the Assembly is scheduled to take up the clemency resolution.

Criticising Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for fuelling the issue through his tweet,BJPs state chief Shamsher Singh Manhas said it was for the first time a chief minister was speaking the language of separatists. Any leniency shown by ruling coalition towards Guru will have repercussions across the country,he added. If they are saying hanging of Guru would disturb situation in Kashmir valley,we say if it is not done,it would disturb situation in the entire country, Manhas said.

Manhas also demanded disbanding of the Centres team of Kashmir interlocutors,saying they have lost credibility in view of team leader Dileep Padgaonkar having accepted hospitality of ISI agent Ghulam Nabi Fai.

We have rejected the interlocutors. We dont give them recognition as Dileep Padgoankar and Radha Kumar had relations with anti-Indian elements, he said.