BJP Leader Manoj Tiwari Criticizes Omar Abdullah’s Remarks on Afzal Guru

New Delhi, India – BJP leader Manoj Tiwari on Saturday criticized Omar Abdullah’s comments about the execution of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. Tiwari said that Abdullah’s remarks were anti-country and against the Supreme Court’s decision. He also questioned if Congress leader Rahul Gandhi agreed with Abdullah’s statements.

Tiwari accused Omar Abdullah of siding with a terrorist, stating, “This statement of Omar Abdullah is a direct challenge to the Supreme Court’s verdict. Afzal was hanged because he planned an attack on the Parliament. The terrorists did not succeed in entering the Parliament but around a dozen of our security personnel lost their lives. Omar Abdullah siding with a terrorist is directly against the Supreme Court’s verdict.”

He added, “The Supreme Court should take cognisance of this because these people have also been on CM’s chair and are making anti-country and anti-Supreme Court statements. Has Rahul Gandhi come to an agreement with Omar Abdullah’s party for this reason?”

Omar Abdullah had told ANI in an interview that he did not believe any purpose was served by executing Afzal Guru. He said, “The unfortunate thing was that the J-K government had nothing to do with Afzal Guru’s execution. Otherwise, you would have had to do it with the permission of the state government, which I can tell you in no uncertain terms would not have been forthcoming. We wouldn’t have done it. I don’t believe that any purpose was served by executing him.”

Jammu and Kashmir will go for assembly polls in three phases on September 18, 25, and October 1. Votes will be counted on October 8. These are the first assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370. Omar Abdullah is contesting from two constituencies – Ganderbal and Budgam. Congress and National Conference are fighting the polls together as allies.