J&K: Assembly was adjourned today after uproarious scenes over the opposition PDP’s demand to discuss Afzal Guru’s hanging.
Members of the ruling NC, as also the lone CPI-M member, too joined the demand. The PDP started shouting slogans demanding the adjournment motion.
PDP legislators were led by the party president Mehbooba Mufti, who said: “We want an adjournment motion on this important issue.”NC leader Nasir Aslam Wani, along with veteran CPI-M leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, too joined the demand.
Despite Speaker Mubarak Gul’s attempt to bring order, the opposition continued to disrupt the proceedings. The speaker then adjourned the house for one hour.
The PDP said: “It is inability of the state government to protect rights of the citizen of J J&K – Mohammad Afzal Guru, who was hanged by depriving him of his proper legal rights.”
“Why was Afzal Guru, who was at serial number 28 in the queue of those facing death sentence, picked up and sent to the gallows without giving an opportunity to approach the Supreme Court,” the party asked.
Party legislators were also demanding that mortal remains of Afzal Guru be given to his family members for proper burial and last rites