Law ministry's statement
The Hon'ble President has granted waiver of punishment to the son of the deputy leader of the House which has created a controversy in the public mind. To clear this controversy, the law ministry has issued a statement to the press explaining the constitutional powers of the Hon'ble President which says, "The waiver of punishment was not a violation of law". Interestingly, the statement did not explain anything about the person, whether he was pronounced guilty or not, the extent of punishment he was handed down by the court etc. We believe, the Hon'ble President even if he has powers to waive in some cases, he hardly exercises such powers except some extreme cases where the state interest is bigger than that of an individual.
So, it will be difficult for the people to accept the statement.
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