with each passing day of curfew in |
lective conscience” and the rule of |
Singh. This fact has even created a |
the valley. Apart from the fingers |
the law when he told a news channel, |
deep wedge between the national |
raised over the legal and judicial pro- |
" The Supreme Court judgment in |
political parties and their countercess |
through which this high profile |
the case talks about strong circum- |
parts in Jammu and Kashmir since |
case has gone, angry reaction by the |
stantial evidence and about satisfy- |
both Omar Abdullah ' s National Conpro-India |
political parties in Jammu |
ing the collective conscience of the |
ference and Mehbooba Mufti ' s Peoand |
Kashmir has made the debate |
society. You don ' t hang people be- |
ple ' s Democratic Party are on the |
more significant. |
cause the society demands it. You |
same page though with a difference. |
Let us leave the legal part of the |
hang people because the law de- |
As argued by PDP, Omar cannot |
case aside and not go into the details |
mands it.” So the debate on placing |
completely wash off his hands since |
of how it reached the conclusion, in |
the“ collective conscience” ahead of |
his party is an ally of United Pro- |
the wisdom of Supreme Court |
the rule of law is already on. But |
gressive Alliance government and |
Judges that in order to satisfy the coling |
what is important to look at the hang- |
its president Farooq Abdullah haplective |
conscience of the people the |
and its aftermath is that politics |
pens to be the member in the union |
death penalty to Afzal was inevitathe |
was ingrained in this decision than |
cabinet. However, the cry from the |
ble. This has perhaps been well reand |
technical and legal cover. First |
pro-India parties is no different from |
sponded by none other than a leadof |
foremost is that the Government |
the separatists whose reaction in any |
ing Supreme Court lawyer Kamini |
India jumped to Guru despite hav- |
case is on expected lines. But this |
Jaiswal who criticized it and asked, |
ing two more attackers of democ- |
has made NC and PDP vulnerable to |
“ are we a blood thirsty nation?” |
racy on death row ahead of him. One |
the situation and the political game |
Moreover, Chief Minister Omar |
case pertains to former Prime Minis- |
New Delhi has played against their |
Abdullah has been more belligerent |
ter Rajiv Gandhi and the other of for- |
own“ defenders” here will cost them |
in differentiating between the“ col- |
mer Punjab Chief Minister Beant |
dearly in the longer run. |