An MP MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur on Saturday convicted Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Afzal Ansari in a kidnapping and murder case pertaining to the killing of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Krishnanand Rai and sentenced him to four years imprisonment.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Umashankar Singh on Sunday said his party wants Shaista Parveen, wife of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, to run for the Mayoral elections in Prayagraj.
"Right now Bihar has better law and order than Uttar Pradesh. Someone is going to the hospital and is shot near....it has been executed under planning, the probe should be done," former Bihar CM Manjhi said on Sunday.
Regarding the encounter of gangster Asad Ahmad and his aide Ghulam, Puja Pal, wife of slain Bahujan Samaj Party legislator Raju Pal on Friday said that there is a punishment for those who take law in their hands.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief Mayawati on Wednesday paid floral tribute to party founder Kanshi Ram at a programme organized at the party office in Lucknow on his birth anniversary.
Mayawati said that the presented budget has been very much similar to the ones presented in the last nine years with huge promises and announcements being showered on the common citizens.
According to the sources, in the all-party meeting held on Monday, the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party raised the issue of the Chinese intrusion and asked for a discussion in the Parliament.
Declaring no alliance for the upcoming elections, the BSP supremo said, "In the assembly and general elections next year, BSP will contest the elections by itself."
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Monday extended best wishes to Rahul Gandhi for the Bharat Jodo Yatra which will restart after the break from Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.