The gunman, now dead, had reportedly demanded the release of Siddiqui, who has alleged connections to Al-Qaeda & is serving 86-year sentence in US prison for attempted murder.
Gun control, which has become a talking point after shootings in Dayton and El Paso, has been a peripheral theme on Democrats’ 2020 campaign trail until now.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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