The Rouse Avenue court discharged former Congress MLA Jai Kishan in a case involving violation of prohibitory orders and social distancing norms during a protest in August 2020.
Haridas Pandey Balmiki, district president of the party's unrecognised workers' forum in Sultanpur Assembly segment, alleged that five-time MLA Jai Kishan was seeking MCD poll tickets for his wife and sons.