Only Congress managed to "hang" criminals: Atul Londhe Patil attacks BJP

Congress national spokesperson Atul Londhe Patil on Friday hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party BJP saying that only his partys government has managed to hang people who are antinationals and criminals by following legal procedures He said that the BJP is ahead in only talking reported news agency ANIBol bachangiri se kootneeti nahi chalti hai BJP bol bachanpane aur badbolepan main hi gaya hai Patil told ANIHe said that it was frivolousness to politicise everything since Congress has not been soft on terrorThose who say that we have been soft on terror we gave death sentences to people Is it being soft Our country runs on the rule of law Only Congress has managed to hang people who are antinationals and criminals by following proper legal procedures It is chichorapan frivolousness to politicise everything Patil told ANIHe further credited the diplomatic efforts of people like Salman Khurshid and Nirupama Rao for bringing the terror accused Tahawwur Rana to justice in the US which he said paved the way for his extradition to IndiaPatil apprised that the US had given evidence against Rana for his involvement in the 2611 terrorist attacks under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty MLATThe investigation on this matter concluded before 2013 Under the MLAT Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty the US gave our officials proof against Tahawwur Rana This case had substance because of that Rana got punished in the US because of the diplomatic efforts made by people like Salman Khurshid and Nirupama Rao which paved the way for him to be extradited here he added reported ANIThe United States Department of Justice has termed the extradition of convicted terrorist Tahawwur Hussain Rana as a critical step toward seeking justice for the victims of the 2611 heinous Mumbai terror attacksRanas extradition is a critical step toward seeking justice for the six Americans and scores of other victims who were killed in the heinous attacks the Department of Justice said in a statement dated April 10 2025 reported ANIRana 64 a Canadian citizen and native of Pakistan was extradited to stand trial in India on 10 criminal charges stemming from his alleged role in the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai the DoJ statement saidHe is charged with numerous offences including conspiracy murder commission of a terrorist act and forgery related to his alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks by LaskhareTayyiba LeT a designated terrorist organizationThe National Investigation Agency NIA successfully secured the extradition of Rana after years of sustained and concerted efforts to bring the key conspirator behind the 2008 mayhem to justice According to the NIA Rana was being held in judicial custody in the US pursuant to proceedings initiated under the IndiaUS Extradition Treaty for his extradition The extradition finally came through after Rana exhausted all legal avenues to stay on the moveRana was brought to India late on April 10 and produced before a special NIA court which sent Rana to 18 days of NIA custodyWith inputs from ANIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params