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 . |