NEW DELHI: Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy welcomed the Supreme Court decision to adjudicate itself the pleas of Rajiv Gandhi killers against their death penalty as there was a delay in clearing their mercy petitions by the President.
In a statement, he said he has decided to seek impleadment in the case in Supreme Court to oppose any further leniency to the convicts who came to India to carry out the assassination.
"They must be given death penalty at the earliest," he said.
Source : ET
Punishment delay is like no punishment.
ReplyDeleteI hope we will have couregeous leaders like Dr Swamy who say right things and a have courage to do the right things.