Mukhtar Ansari straddled the worlds of crime and politics in Uttar Pradesh. IMAGE: Mukhtar Ansari in a Prayagraj court on December 28, 2022. Photograph: ANI Photo The gangster-politician was......
Uttar Pradesh created a record of sorts --out of the 2,195 candidates that contested the election, 795 had criminal records against them, reports Vicky Nanjappa Akilesh Yadav, the chief minister......
Yet another election has gone up and Uttar Pradesh continues to elect candidates with criminal records. With 189 tainted MLAs, almost 50 per cent of the state assembly comprises criminals, reports......
The promise made by political parties to practice clean politics is yet to be fulfilled, says Onkar Singh The presence of several millionaires and criminals contesting the Uttar Pradesh assembly......