If Afzal did not have attacked the parliament, I would have never supported his hanging. As the parliament is a symbol of soveriegnity and national pride, Afzal did in fact commit a gruesome crime by striking it.
But his purpose was something pure, he wanted to kill a few politicians. What a noble thought!! He was working for all the Indian populace. After all, we all want to get rid of these mindless policy makers who have risen to power either by exploiting our religious setiments (hindu Vs muslim) or by doing something equally divisive such as reservations to Dalits and OBCs. These politicians directly or indirectly cause more deaths than these militants combined. A single riot takes people in thousands. Maoist s kill more people than these militants.
Politicians have divided our society in so many pieces that we can't unite ourselves to throw them out of the corridors of power. Here, Afzal comes into picture, He was doing what we can not do ourselves. In this way, he was doing our work, boss!
But as I said, he did commit a crime by attacking the parliament, its bricks and its floors. It caused lives of guards. Had he not done these things, he would have my support. But in this circumstances, I would say he must be hanged..
