New Delhi:
Demanding David Coleman Headley's extradition for questioning, Bhartiya Janata Party has said that the 26/11 probe will be crippled without his custodial interrogation.
"The BJP will accept nothing less than extradition," party spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy said while addressing a press conference.
He also said that by not having Headley in India, the Pakistan angle of the conspiracy would not be known. (Read: Who is David Headley?)
The BJP had demanded Headley's extradition earlier also.
"It (consequences of his pleading guilty before a US court) is a mixed bag. As we cannot get extradition, it is a loss. But, at the same time, we can get official access and can officially question him so our dossiers (against Pakistan) will be more weighty," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar had said.
He asserted that though Pakistan may ultimately dismiss Headley's confessions as "mere papers" and not evidences, the involvement of the neighbouring country in the 26/11 terror attacks would be established more firmly and be "very clear" to the world community.
"Now the trial of Ajmal Kasab (lone surviving terrorist in the 26/11 case) is winding up. So, I think we can expect the result in that case also," he said.
In a Chicago court, Headley has pleaded guilty to all 12 charges of terror against him. In exchange, he has been promised that he will not be extradited to India. He will also not face the death penalty as a result of his plea bargain. (Read & Watch: No death sentence, extradition for Headley)
In the 36-page plea agreement, Headley accepts that he " provided material support to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)" and helped plan "bombings of public places in India." He also accepts that he made several trips to India to survey the places that would be targeted during 26/11 and that he attended terrorist training camps in Pakistan.
Headley was arrested in September in Chicago by the FBI. Evidence against him, including emails with senior commanders of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), show he played a key role, along with Tahawwur Rana, in the terror strikes in Mumbai in 2008.
(With PTI inputs)
"The BJP will accept nothing less than extradition," party spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy said while addressing a press conference.
He also said that by not having Headley in India, the Pakistan angle of the conspiracy would not be known. (Read: Who is David Headley?)
The BJP had demanded Headley's extradition earlier also.
"It (consequences of his pleading guilty before a US court) is a mixed bag. As we cannot get extradition, it is a loss. But, at the same time, we can get official access and can officially question him so our dossiers (against Pakistan) will be more weighty," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar had said.
He asserted that though Pakistan may ultimately dismiss Headley's confessions as "mere papers" and not evidences, the involvement of the neighbouring country in the 26/11 terror attacks would be established more firmly and be "very clear" to the world community.
"Now the trial of Ajmal Kasab (lone surviving terrorist in the 26/11 case) is winding up. So, I think we can expect the result in that case also," he said.
In a Chicago court, Headley has pleaded guilty to all 12 charges of terror against him. In exchange, he has been promised that he will not be extradited to India. He will also not face the death penalty as a result of his plea bargain. (Read & Watch: No death sentence, extradition for Headley)
In the 36-page plea agreement, Headley accepts that he " provided material support to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)" and helped plan "bombings of public places in India." He also accepts that he made several trips to India to survey the places that would be targeted during 26/11 and that he attended terrorist training camps in Pakistan.
Headley was arrested in September in Chicago by the FBI. Evidence against him, including emails with senior commanders of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), show he played a key role, along with Tahawwur Rana, in the terror strikes in Mumbai in 2008.
(With PTI inputs)
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