Congress today demanded that all criminal cases against terror suspects from Azamgarh running in different courts in the country be clubbed together to ensure speedy trial.
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh accompanied by several prominent personalities of Azamgarh met home minister P Chidambaram to give him a representation in this regard.
He asked Chidambaram to club 26 such cases against people hailing from Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district who have been arrested on terrorism and other related criminal charges by police of different states.
The home minister assured the delegation that he would seek legal opinion on the matter from Law Ministry and will take a decision after that, official sources said.
The government may also look into setting up of special courts for the purpose, the sources said.
Digvijay has recently made several trips to the district, including the one after the arrest of Shahzad Ahmed in connection with 2008 Delhi serial blasts.
He also met the families of two Muslim youths who were killed during the Batla House encounter. Singh had also requested Rahul Gandhi to visit the area and interact with the students.
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