Atiq is an accused in the BSP MLA Raju Pal 2005 murder case and the recent Umesh Pal murder case. Umesh Pal, who was a prime witness in the Raju Pal murder case, was shot dead in broad daylight in Prayagraj on February 24 this year.
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.
A man claiming to be a witness in the 2005 BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case has demanded security from the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government in view of the recent murder of Umesh Pal, a witness in the case.
Earlier, Ahmed's wife, BSP leader Shaista Parveen, filed a plea before Allahabad District Court claiming that her two sons were taken away by the police. She said there has been no update on them ever since.
It said that the wires of the Umesh Pal murder case are also connected in one way or the other with the former BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case in Prayagraj 18 years ago.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has turned down an application seeking prosecution sanction against former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister BSP supremo Mayawati for allegedly hurting religious sentiments with her remark.
Jailed gangster-turned-politician and former MP Atiq Ahmed's wife, BSP leader Shaista Parveen, has filed a plea before Allahabad District Court claiming that her two sons were taken away by the police.
Former Uttar Pradesh Minister Sidharth Nath Singh today reacted to SP MLA Pooja Pal's (Wife of Lt. BSP MLA Raju Pal) demand for Y+ security for her safety from CM Yogi Adityanath.