more-inThe Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government will not recommend clemency for Uphaar fire case convict Gopal Ansal and the BJP-led Centre too is likely to be of the same opinion, according to sources. The Home Ministry said on Tuesday: “The mercy petition was received about two weeks ago and it is being examined. As per a Right to Information (RTI) reply, a mercy petition was filed by Ansal with the President on March 18, 2016, following which the matter was referred to the MHA. The file will now be relayed back to the MHA from Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal’s office before being conveyed to the President. A source in the MHA said that the Centre too had made up its mind: “MHA is likely to not recommend mercy in this case,” the source said.

Source: The Hindu June 13, 2017 20:03 UTC