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Former PM Chandra Shekhar's son Neeraj Shekhar is contesting the BJP's seat in Ballia for the first time, balancing his father's socialist roots with his party's nationalist leanings. Shekhar was elected to the Lok Sabha for eight terms from Ballia in 1977. The BJP has maintained relations with followers of Chandra Shekhar, who are considered extra votes for the party.
After making political statements on the Pulwama terror attack, Samajwadi Party leader Dimple Yadav drew flak from several women whose husbands were murdered by SP goons. Former MLA late Krishnanand Rai’s wife Alka Rai, late Umesh Pal’s wife Jaya Pal and late Anil Singh’s wife Sita Singh,
Flagging the visit of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav to the family of late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, Adityanath said, “You personally offered condolences when a mafia died.”
The Ansaris were a family of freedom fighters, diplomats and scholars of impeccable repute. Then came Mukhtar Ansari, one of UP’s most dreaded gangsters. Days after Mukhtar’s death in Banda jail, The Indian Express travels to the eastern UP town to map his terrain of terror and crime
Two police constables have been suspended in Uttar Pradesh for ‘praising’ gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, after the latter’s death. The chant of ‘mafia nahin messiah hai’ was also raised among 30,000+ mourners at Ansari’s burial last...