My son not a criminal, only his actions were wrong
Hindustan Times Lucknow|December 14, 2024
LUCKNOW: Sagar Sharma's mother believes that the intentions of her son, who's one of the six people accused of breaching the security of Parliament on December 13 last year, were not wrong.
Aakash Ghosh
My son not a criminal, only his actions were wrong

She, although, agrees that his method was.

"Our son was called a terrorist. But after knowing all the facts, we know that he is not a criminal. He's the biggest disciple of Bhagat Singh," says Rani Sharma outside her rented accommodation in Alambagh's Ramnagar area.

"It's been exactly a year since that day. Only we know what we went through over the last year... Our lives have turned upside down." Last year on this day, Lucknow's Sagar Sharma and five others from other states launched a coordinated gas attack by opening colourful canisters both inside and outside the Parliament house during the Zero Hour. The breach happened on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack.

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