Staff Correspondent
the hindu
27/10/05
http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/27/stories/2005102718151600.htm
NEW DELHI: President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has called for a "comprehensive policy" on the death penalty after all aspects relating to the death penalty and mercy petitions were discussed in Parliament. He was replying to a question on recent reports on his letter to the Ministry of Home Affairs advising the government to take into account "humanitarian aspects" while making recommendations on granting pardon to those persons who are on death row.
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"Ours is a battle not for wealth or for power.
It is a battle for freedom. It is a battle for the reclamation of human personality."
- Dr BR Ambedkar
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