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Congress party rejects ex-minister's views on Afzal Guru Congress party rejects ex-minister's views on Afzal Guru
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India's Congress party has distanced itself from former minister P Chidambaram's comments on the hanging of Kashmiri militant Afzal Guru.India's Congress party has distanced itself from former minister P Chidambaram's comments on the hanging of Kashmiri militant Afzal Guru.
He told a newspaper that "the case was not correctly decided" and "the degree of involvement of Guru [in a militant attack] was not correctly assessed". He told a newspaper that "one can hold an honest opinion that the [Afzal Guru's] case was not correctly decided".
His party, however, said it was "futile to reopen this debate" because "the matter had attained judicial finality".His party, however, said it was "futile to reopen this debate" because "the matter had attained judicial finality".
Guru was convicted over a 2001 plot to attack India's parliament.Guru was convicted over a 2001 plot to attack India's parliament.
He had always denied plotting the attack, which was carried out by Kashmiri militants and left 14 dead.He had always denied plotting the attack, which was carried out by Kashmiri militants and left 14 dead.
Mr Chidambaram's statement comes after the arrest of three students of India's prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University on sedition charges.Mr Chidambaram's statement comes after the arrest of three students of India's prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University on sedition charges.
They are accused of organising a rally on 9 February against Guru's hanging at which anti-India slogans were allegedly raised,They are accused of organising a rally on 9 February against Guru's hanging at which anti-India slogans were allegedly raised,