'How long will Nirbhaya's family bear drama of this courtroom?': Sirsa slams delay tactics

A Delhi court on Monday deferred till furr order hanging of four death row convicts in 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case pending disposal of a convict's mercy plea. All convicts in case were to be hanged toger on Tuesday at 6 AM. Reacting to delay, Akali Dal leader Manjinder Sirsa took to Twitter and wrote, "Nirbhaya, we are ashamed that your rapists are still alive."

'How long will Nirbhaya's family bear drama of this courtroom!'

He added, "Date after Date, how long will Nirbhaya's family bear drama of this courtroom!"

'This shows failure of our system'

Nirbhaya's mor Asha Devi on Monday said matter what convicts do, y will be hanged for ir crime. "This shows failure of our system. whole world is watching how justice is being delayed in India," she told reporters. It is third time that hanging of four convicts has been deferred. Asha Devi said she "loses hope every day" but convicts will be hanged matter what y do.

"I lose hope every day but I stand tall every day. y would have to be hanged. re could t have been a worse case than Nirbhaya but still, I am struggling to get justice. courts are sitting and watching drama," she added.

Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana said death sentence cant be executed pending disposal of mercy petition of convict Pawan Kumar Gupta. court passed order on Pawan's plea seeking to stay execution as he has filed a mercy petition before President on Monday.

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first date of execution, January 22, was postponed to February 1 by a January 17 court order. n trial court, on January 31, stayed, "till furr orders" execution of four convicts as y had t exhausted all ir legal remedies. court had on February 17 directed that four men be hanged by neck on March 3 at 6 am until y are dead. This was for third time that death warrants were issued by court against m.

"w deferring it any furr would be sacrilegious to rights of victim for expeditious justice," it had said.

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(With ncy inputs)