Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram issued a scathing rebuttal to Home Minister Amit Shah’s allegations regarding delays in the execution of Afzal Guru, convicted in the 2001 Parliament attack case. Shah, speaking in the Rajya Sabha, claimed that Guru’s death sentence could not be carried out as long as Chidambaram served as Home Minister. In a detailed statement, Chidambaram denounced Shah’s remarks as a “mixture of insinuation, lie, and distortion,” accusing him of misrepresenting facts to score political points.

Chidambaram provided a clear timeline to counter Shah’s narrative. He noted that after Guru’s conviction and death sentence by the courts, Guru’s wife filed a mercy petition on his behalf to the President of India in October 2006. The petition remained pending during Chidambaram’s tenure as Home Minister, from December 1, 2008, to July 31, 2012. “The President rejected the mercy petition on February 3, 2013, and Afzal Guru was hanged six days later on February 9, 2013,” Chidambaram clarified. He emphasized that Indian law prohibits carrying out a death sentence while a mercy petition is under consideration, rendering Shah’s accusations baseless.

The Congress leader further argued that Shah’s statement was a deliberate attempt to distort historical facts and mislead the public, especially given the sensitive nature of the Parliament attack case, which remains a significant moment in India’s security history. Chidambaram’s response underscores the ongoing political rivalry between the Congress and the ruling BJP, with the Afzal Guru case reigniting debates over judicial processes and political accountability. This exchange adds to the heightened tensions in Parliament as both sides continue to spar over governance and legacy issues.

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