Ateeq Ahmed and Shaista Parveen. (File Image/Twitter and PTI)
Parveen had joined the BSP on 5 January in the presence of its senior leaders, and was reportedly being considered as the party’s mayoral candidate for Prayagraj.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Uma Shankar Singh on Sunday said that Shaista Parveen, wife of slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed, is still in the party and has not been expelled from it.
Talking to reporters here, Singh, the lone BSP MLA in the 403-member UP assembly, said, “Atiq Ahmed’s wife Shaista Parveen is still in the party. He has not been expelled from the party. He does not hold any post in the party. If she is found guilty, she will be expelled from the party. He is yet to be convicted. The party sympathizes with him.” To a question that Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has called the BSP the “B-team” of the BJP, he said, “Akhilesh Yadav has nothing to do except defame the BSP. Not an issue.” BSP chief Mayawati had said on April 10 that her party would not field gangster Ahmed’s wife Parveen or any other member of his family in the mayoral election in Prayagraj.
Parveen had joined the BSP on 5 January in the presence of its senior leaders, and was reportedly being considered as the party’s mayoral candidate for Prayagraj.
Urban local body elections will be held in the state on May 4 and 11.
“As far as Shaista Parveen is concerned, I want to make it clear that the situation has changed as soon as the name of Atiq’s wife came to the fore and after she went underground according to media reports regarding Umesh Pal murder case, Mayawati had told reporters.
He had said, ‘In such a situation, our party will neither give mayor ticket to Atiq’s wife nor any member of his family.’
The BSP chief had also said, “As far as retaining Atiq’s wife in the party is concerned, a decision will be taken soon on the facts that will come to light after the police nab them.” On 13 March. BSP leader Uma Shankar Singh, who is also the party’s leader in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, had come out in support of Parveen, saying that the police’s cash reward for providing information about her would lead to its failure to solve the Umesh case. An attempt to divert attention”. Pal murder case.
Rasda MLA had said, ‘Shaista Parveen has nothing to do with the murder even remotely. Even the police have not been able to prove it. He is a social person. Singh had said, “Shaista Parveen is all set to become the mayor of Prayagraj and BJP is going to lose this seat. This is the (reason) behind BJP’s anger.” Mayawati has already announced that if the allegations against Parveen are proved then action will be taken against her.
“We are still standing by that. Shaista Parveen will be expelled from the party if the charges are proved. BSP never compromises on crime.
On February 24, Umesh Pal and his two police security guards were shot dead outside their house in Dhumanganj area of Prayagraj.
A case was registered against Atiq Ahmed, his brother Ashraf, wife Parveen, two sons, Guddu Muslim and Ghulam and nine others on February 25 based on a complaint lodged by Jaya Pal, wife of Umesh Pal.
On 28 March, an MP/MLA court convicted Atiq Ahmed and two others in the 2006 Umesh Pal kidnapping case and sentenced them to life imprisonment. This was Ahmed’s first conviction, even though over 100 cases were registered against him.
The 60-year-old former Samajwadi Party MP was brought by road from Gujarat’s Sabarmati Jail for the hearing of the case in Prayagraj.
On 15 April, Ateeq Ahmed (60) and his brother Ashraf were shot dead by three men posing as journalists while interacting with the media on Saturday night, when policemen took them to a medical college for treatment. were taking Test.
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