The decision on the death penalty was the hardest for me: Kalam

Penalty to abolish the death penalty advocate, former President APJ Abdul Kalam as the President, he felt a pain in such cases to decide because, in most cases, "social and economic discrimination ' said.
Kalam against the death penalty
Kalam on the Law Commission's consultation paper on capital punishment was responding. They are among the few people who have supported abolishing the death penalty. Most of the more than four hundred responses continue to support the death penalty provision. President Kalam said while replying on the paper as a punishment for them was one of the most difficult tasks.

The most difficult decision on death penalty
In his book 'Turning Points' citing Kalam said, "for me as president of the most difficult tasks given by the courts to decide on the issue of capital punishment was confirmed. It was amazing to me that most of the cases which were pending of them was the social and economic discrimination. "He said," This I thought that we are punishing people who were involved and whose hostility little direct intent to commit crimes was not. "The former president said that was a case where he found that the lift operator without any doubt guilty of the rape and murder of the girl. He said, 'In that case I affirmed the conviction. "

Meeting to discuss capital punishment
Kalam Dhananjay Chatterjee were talking in the context of the case in March 1990 to five in the bhawanipur 18 year old girl raped and killed in the same apartment was hanged. Commission to complete the consultation process on the one-day meeting on Saturday is death. Next month, the Supreme Court will deliver a final report in this regard.

International outlook
A consultation paper on 22 May last year, the Law Commission had said that a detailed study on the subject, useful and beneficial in the interest of public discussion on this issue will contribute. The Commission noted that the study will examine the questions and concerns of the courts and on the issues that will present international perspectives.

The Supreme Court noted Bhushan Kumar Satish Shankar Kisnrav Khade vs. Briar vs Maharashtra and Maharashtra affairs said the Law Commission on the subject of contemporary discussion and debate on the death penalty in India should study. The Law Commission said in a statement that the views received during the consultation process, the Commission will help to prepare a report on the subject.