Gadkari Says He Will Not Apologize for Afzal Remarks
After coming under attack from the Congress, BJP chief Nitin Gadkari has ruled out apologizing for his remark that Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru is a ‘son-in-law’ of that party, said media reports.
“I have said nothing wrong. I am sticking to my stand and so there is no need (to apologize),” Gadkari was quoted as saying while talking to reporters in response to a query if the Congress had sought an apology for his comment.
The BJP president alleged that the government had been sitting on Guru’s mercy petition file for last four years that that Delhi chief minister Shiela Dixit had said that it was done on the instructions from then Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil and that decision is pending with the President now, reports said.
“I have not made a wrong statement. They (Congress) should rather give a reply as to why they are not executing the orders of the Supreme Court,” he was quoted as saying.
Yesterday, while addressing a rally, Gadkari had criticized the UPA government for not hanging Guru and asked, “Is Afzal Guru a son-in-law of the Congress and why is he being given special treatment?”
In reaction to Gadkari’s remarks, Congress said that he lost his mind and that he needed serious help, said reports.
“The remark smacks of obscenity, obnoxiousness and obtuseness,” Congress spokesman Manish Tiwari was quoted as saying.
Tiwari further said, “It is very obvious that the esteemed president of the BJP has lost it completely. The BJP should take pity on him and deposit him into a psychiatric facility. The man needs serious help.”
(Based on internet reports)
