BJP should not use Tahawwur Rana's extradition for votes: Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar

Maharashtra Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar on Thursday called for the death sentence to Tahawwur Rana one of the key accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks But he urged the BJP not to politicise the issueRana should be quickly brought to India and hanged A person who attacked Mumbai and took so many lives should not be spared This matter should not be politicised Wadettiwar told ANIBJP should not use Ranas name for votes in the upcoming elections Had they managed to bring Dawood Ibrahim it would have been a bigger achievement for BJP he addedMeanwhile Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday lashed out at the Congress for not doing anything to punish those involved in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks which killed 166 peopleTaking a dig at Congress Goyal argued that the then government did the job of serving Biryani to Ajmal Kasab one of the accused in the 2611 Mumbai attacks He credited Prime Minister Narendra Modis resolve to bring those who attacked the country to justice and ensure that they get punished on Indian landDuring Congress time the terrorists had attacked the very hotel we are standing in People died here However Congress didnt do anything to punish those involved The one who was caught Kasab was also served Biryani Those who attacked our countrythis is PM Modis resolve to bring them to justice and they get punished Every Indian citizen is proud of PM Modi that those involved would be punished on this land Goyal told ANIThe Union Minister further lashed out at the Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray accusing them of engaging in appeasement politics more than the Congress party Intensifying his attack against the INDIA bloc Goyal argued that they couldnt think beyond appeasement politicsSanjay Raut will defend a person who is Muslim even if the person is involved in a huge crime Uddhav Thackerays Shiv Sena engages in appeasement politics more than Congress The INDI alliance cant think beyond appeasement politics and doesnt have positive thinking PM Modi on the other hand is ending Naxalism Similarly we will not spare terrorists Goyal addedMeanwhile Senior Advocate Majeed Memon stressed the importance of conducting a fair trial just like it happened for Ajmal Kasab who was given a death sentence for his involvement in the 2611 Mumbai attacks He said that it was an accomplishment for the country that a disgusting terrorist was handed overMemom questioned the delay in the extradition of the accused Tahawwur Rana leading to delayed justice saying that the extradition should have happened soonerHaving said that Memon argued that his extradition remains an accomplishment since justice would be served as Rana would face trial in Indian courts for his role in the terror attacks where innocent people lost their livesThis is an accomplishment for us that a disgusting terrorist who was in hiding was handed over so that we do justice The incident 2611 cant be forgotten because the conspiracy planned by the terrorists occurred in the financial capital of the country166 people died in the incident which happened on November 26 2008 Memon told ANIHe highlighted the worlds importance of the trial for terroraccused Rana and suggested a fair trial He argued that a fair criminal trial was a crucial requirement to ascertain the truth just like it happened in the case of Kasab who the court gave a judge for his defenceWith inputs from ANIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params