Supporters throng court in hundreds
HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO, JULY 3
A large number of Mickky Pacheco’s supporters felt that their leader is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the Nadia Torrado death case and exuded confidence that he would come out clean.
In fact, Pacheco’s supporters turned out in large numbers at the south Goa Sessions Court to show their solidarity with their elected representative.
As news spread of his surrender to the court, supporters thronged the court premise, which swelled to hundreds by the evening.
As Pacheco was led out of the court to the judicial lock-up, one of his supporters shouted Mickky Zindabad and that he is innocent.
The supporters came in large numbers, hailing from Benaulim constituency and from the new constituency of Nuvem. They included sarpanchas, panch members, a ZP member, besides relatives and friends.
As the former tourism minister was seated inside the court room during the lunch break, awaiting the court orders at 3 pm, many a supporter were seen trying to get a glimpse of the Benaulim MLA and to meet him.
The supporters maintained that the Benaulim MLA is being framed by his political opponents as they feared a threat to their position. “Pacheco has shown his strength in the recently held Zilla Panchayat polls. Some of the political leaders are afraid of him as he has the capacity to win a couple of seats in the next elections,” remarked a supporter.
