"India has a rule of law and this decision should have been taken when Supreme Court had first upheld the death sentence. It is unfortunate that such decisions become subject to electoral politics."
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Gurcharan Das, Parliament terror convict Afzal Guru hanged, Mint; New Delhi, 09 Feb 2013.**
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Afzal Guru
Mohammad Afzal Guru (June 1969 – 9 February 2013) was a terrorist who was convicted for his role in the 2001 Indian Parliament attack.
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