Govt advises President to reject Memon’s mercy plea

July 29, 2015 10:06 pm | Updated November 28, 2021 07:40 am IST - NEw Delhi

NEW DELHI, 14/05/2011: An view of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on May 14, 2011. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

NEW DELHI, 14/05/2011: An view of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on May 14, 2011. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

Home Minister Rajnath Singh tonight called on President Pranab Mukherjee and is believed to have conveyed government’s view that the mercy petition of Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon be rejected.

Mr. Singh’s meeting came after government at the top level considered the mercy petition referred to it by the President who acts on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mr. Singh and top officials, including Home Secretary L.C. Goyal met at the Prime Minister’s residence and discussed the issue and felt that the President should be advised to reject the mercy petition filed on Wednesday.

Hectic consultations were on in the evening on the issue with Law Secretary P.K. Malhotra holding discussions with the Home Secretary apparently on the issue.

Rashtrapati Bhavan is expected to make public its decision, one way or the other, on the issue tonight as time is running out for Memon.

He is scheduled to be hanged on Thursday morning in the Nagpur jail after the Supreme Court dismissed his petition against the death warrant on the ground that it was issued before his curative plea was heard by the court.

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