Mukhtar Ansari Jailed For 10 Years

An MP-MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur today convicted jailed mafia Mukhtar Ansari in a kidnapping and murder case pertaining to the killing of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment.

Elections are a time of political crossovers and mergers, but a merger of a smaller party with the ruling Samajwadi Party ahead of next year's assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh comes with a twist. The smaller party in question is the Quami Ekta Dal, founded by jailed legislator Mukhtar Ansari and his family in 2010.

An MP-MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur today convicted jailed mafia Mukhtar Ansari in a kidnapping and murder case pertaining to the killing of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment.

Elections are a time of political crossovers and mergers, but a merger of a smaller party with the ruling Samajwadi Party ahead of next year's assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh comes with a twist. The smaller party in question is the Quami Ekta Dal, founded by jailed legislator Mukhtar Ansari and his family in 2010.