Punjab governor Shivraj Patil on Wednesday refused to respond to indication by chief minister Sheila Dikshit that he as Union home minister wanted the Delhi government to delay clearance of the mercy petition file of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. When asked to respond to Dikshit's hint, Patil said he did not want to enter into any verbal duel with the Delhi chief minister. The mercy petition file of Afzal Guru was sent to the home ministry by Lt. Governor Tejinder Khanna last week after receiving it from Delhi government on May 18. The city government whose opinion was sought by the home ministry had been dillydallying on the matter for nearly four years and the capital punishment given to Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab in the Mumbai terror attacks case brought the issue under fresh focus. It was after the 16th reminder from the Union home ministry the city government sent the file to L-G's office for him to take a call in the matter.
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