By Admin 
A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court, requesting the removal of the tombs of terrorists Mohammad Afzal Guru and Mohammad Maqbool Bhatt from the Tihar jail premises. The petition stated that Maqbool Bhatt was hanged in February 1984, while Afzal Guru was hanged in February 2013.
The World Vedic Sanatan Sangha, who filed the petition, claims that the presence of these graves in the jail premises is illegal and unconstitutional.
‘Pilgrimage has become a pilgrimage for fundamentalists’
The petition said that with the presence of these tombs, Tihar Jail has become a kind of pilgrimage to the fundamentalists. It is alleged that some people gather here to worship or glorify these terrorists.
This not only affects the national security and public system, but it is also against the principles of secularism and law rule under the Constitution of India. It has also been said in the petition that terrorism can be promoted due to these graves.
Dead body shifted to secret place
In the petition, the court requested that if necessary, the bodies of Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhatt should be transferred to a safe, controlled and secret place.
It has also been clarified in the petition that its purpose is not only the transfer of bodies, but also preventing possible misuse of the jail premises, ending the wrong effects related to the worship of terrorists and strengthening national security and public system.
Now the Delhi High Court will hear this petition and decide whether the jail administration should order to remove or move these tombs. In this case it would be challenging to balance the principles of national security, law and secularism.