Why not Afzal Should be hanged?

Afajal’s Death Warrant
Afajal in Tihar Jail,
Waiting gallows…
20th October, 2006,
Nightmarish nights….
Burning valleys,
Bloodbath at Lal Chowk….
Deadly reminiscences of Temple of Democracy…..
Jihad,
Azadi,
Fatwa,
Fidayeens,
Inhaling Smoky air….
Smelling gun powder,
Chauvinist Saffron Brigade…
Cruel bigotry,
Bloodthirsty Mullahs…
Venomous ideologues,
Spitting hatred,
Vengeance….
Poor Hindus-Muslims…
Women,
Children,
Old people…
Haplessly stunned….
Homeless Kashmiri Pundits,
Suspicious eyes see a Terrorist in each ‘Muslim’….
Conflict,
Controversy,
Cold blood….
Hellish heaven…
Kashmir,
Blurred beauty…
‘Afajal …..the son of India,
A heinous criminal,
A hardcore terrorist’,
Another execution…..
Will extinguish the fiasco of Communal frenzy?
Confused,
Totally lost….
Silent Santoor,
Gagged Sufi Kalaam….
Breeding land of Afajals….
Crying lush green valleys…..
Islam,
Peace,
Justice,
Brotherhood…..
Wrinkled Jasmine,
Ugly Chinnars…..
Waiting for annoyed Autumn….
Afajal,
Lurking noose…
A clemency petition…..
An opportunity of peace….
Or the mockery of justice,
Conscience,
Liberty,
Humanity….
Alas!


Afzal's hangingI am not able to understand why our government dithers over whether to hang Afzal or not! He masterminds (supposedly) an attack on our parliament - not that I mind......we as a nation would have been much better off had his plans succeeded -we lose brave securitymen who guard our not so brave netas - he & his accomplices almost succeed in killing the seat of Democracy in our country - and now we debate on whether to hang him or not!Where, oh where is this leading to? I wont be surprised if Afzal Bhai gets a lifer instead of the gallows. THe former CM of J & K Dr. Farooq Abdullah says India will go up in flames if Afzal hangs. The immediate past CM of J & K - Mufti Mohd Sayeed & his daughter Mehbooba Mufti (yes the same who was kidnapped & released in exchange for some notorious Kashmir militants who now move freely in the neighbouring country) says the sentence is too harsh! Too harsh my foot! He should have been shot in public. I have lost 18 members of my immediate family (ages ranging from 25 to 42) fighting insurgency in J & K, the Kargil war, anti insurgency operations in North East etc. There have been instances when sheer lack of political will has demoralised our troops at every stage. We had some secretaries & ministers who once ordered cow dung to be transported to our troops posted at Siachen/ Leh-Ladakh/ Kargil as food rations. This is a fact!!!!!!When will this game of hide & seek stop? Why cant we come out as a strong state and show proper will in implementing the death penalty. Why cant we show the door to the Muftis & Abdullahs and tell them in no uncertain terms that WE MEAN BUSINESS! Why cant our so called leaders stick their necks out for once and say - YES HE WILL HANG! Why the vacillation? When are we going to be a strong state with strong ideas, views & actions? Why are we afraid of what the world will say? Will the US or UK bother about world opinion if they had to do something like this? Will they even bother about world opinion? When will we see the government adhering to basic principles of humanity everywhere? When will the government realise the the people killed in anti insurgency operation all over the country are also somebody's father, brother, son & husband? Dont their grief matter? Are they not humans? Are they not entitled to feel shortchanged if the government changes its decisions? Why should not the families of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in protecting the parliament not return the bravery medals awarded to them posthmously?AFZAL SHOULD HANG!