THE GOAN NETWORK
PANAJI
The Goa unit of the Aam Aadmi Party has welcomed the decision by Goa Governor Mridula Sinha to send back the petition submitted by the Cabinet of the BJP-led government to grant mercy to Nuvem MLA Mickky Pacheco.
In a press statement, the party has demanded that "the Chief Minister and Ministers must unconditionally apologise to the people of Goa for attempting to misuse and abuse their position of power and trying to override a Supreme Court verdict."
The statement also stated that "the BJP-led government has shown its true authoritarian colours, and though it liberally uses phrases like 'law will take its own course to defend its errant MLAs and Ministers, it doesn't really want to allow the law to take its own course."
