Wont support clemency call: BJP

On a day when Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his deputy,Sukhbir Singh Badal met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking clemency for Khalistan terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar,SADs alliance partner BJP reiterated that the Supreme Court order on Bhullar should be respected.

Written by Navjeevan Gopal
Amritsar | Updated: April 16, 2014 12:32 PM IST

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On a day when Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his deputy,Sukhbir Singh Badal met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking clemency for Khalistan terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar,SADs alliance partner BJP reiterated that the Supreme Court order on Bhullar should be respected.

SAD and BJP are two different parties. We share common viewpoints on a number of issues. But over certain issues,they (SAD) have their own view and we have our own. We should respect each others view, state BJP chief Kamal Sharma said.

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Claiming that BJPs view on terrorism was consistent,he added: Terrorism has no caste or religion. Whosoever wages war against unity and integrity of the nation should be brought to book. We should all respect the apex court order on Bhullar… BJP will not support SAD in the proposed mercy petition for Bhullar.

He added: People should also welcome Punjab governments move to seek paramilitary forces to maintain law and order in the state.