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Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Abbas Ansari to move sessions court
Varanasi: Following the order of CJM (MP-MLA) court of Mau on Saturday against Abbas Ansari, sentencing him to two years' imprisonment which also resulted in his disqualification from the UP Assembly, his team of lawyers will move an appeal before the sessions court on Tuesday or Wednesday. His lawyer Daroga Singh said on Monday that all necessary documents, including a copy of the order from the CJM (MP-MLA) court, were being collected. "After compiling the documents and details, the application will be moved before the session court in a day or two," he added. Abbas was sentenced in a case of hate speech registered against him on March 4, 2022, after his speech delivered at a meeting in the Paharpur area on March 3, 2022, went viral on social media. While contesting the 2022 Assembly polls from the Mau Sadar seat as a Samajwadi Party-Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party alliance candidate, Abbas, in his Paharpur speech on March 3, 2022, stated, "After the formation of the SP-led govt, officials would have to give 'hisab-kitab' (account) of their work of the past regime before getting transferred. " Abbas won the election, but he went to jail following his arrest by the Prayagraj unit of the ED in a money laundering case in Feb 2023. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Óculos militar: a nova tendência entre os homens no Brasil Óculos Max Saiba Mais Undo He came out of jail in March. The lawyers of Abbas are preparing to challenge the CJM (MP-MLA) court's order against the quantum of punishment. The court, in its 48-page judgement, commented, "The accused has a criminal history and several serious criminal records are also associated with his family members. The family of the accused Abbas Ansari has held the Legislative Assembly seat of Mau Sadar for nearly 20 years. During his election campaign, Abbas Ansari gave a speech from the stage threatening to settle scores with state govt officials after the elections, which could have disrupted communal harmony. Therefore, it does not seem appropriate to give a lesser punishment to the accused."
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
‘No place for hate speech in public service'
Varanasi: While pronouncing sentence for Abbas Ansari, SBSP MLA from Mau Sadar who was disqualified from assembly membership on Sunday, chief judicial magistrate (MP-MLA) court of Mau on Saturday had commented there was no place for hate or provocative speech in public service rendered by politicians and that it became more serious when such speech was aimed at influencing election process and officials conducting it. On Saturday, Abbas was sentenced under five sections of IPC with a maximum imprisonment of two years in the 2022 case of the 'Hisab-Kitab' hate speech incident. CJM (MP-MLA) K P Singh, in his 48-page judgment, commented, "There is no place for hate or inflammatory speech in public service, such as politics. This becomes even more serious when the intention is to directly or indirectly influence elections by causing disorder based on religion. " The judgment added, "Officials appointed in the district are under direct control of the Election Commission during the model code of conduct. Threatening them with post-election retribution certainly instils fear among voters as well." It further stated, "In a diverse country like India, inflammatory speech harms both, nation and society. Such public representatives, after winning elections, would waste their time teaching lessons to opponents, which has no place in democracy or society and is unacceptable." CJM further said, "Before determining punishment in a criminal case, it is necessary to consider nature and circumstances of the crime and involvement of the accused. Punishment in criminal cases serves a social purpose. Not only should the convicted realise that they had committed a crime, the victim should also feel justice had been served. Purpose of punishment should be to send a message to society that committing a crime can result in severe penalties. " The judgment stated, "The accused has a criminal history and several serious criminal records are also associated with his family members. The family of the accused, Abbas Ansari, has held legislative assembly seat of Mau Sadar for nearly 20 years. During his election campaign, Abbas Ansari made a speech from the stage threatening to settle scores with state govt officials after elections, which could have disrupted communal harmony. Therefore, it does not seem appropriate to give a lesser punishment to the accused." While contesting 2022 assembly polls from Mau Sadar seat as an SP-SBSP alliance candidate, Abbas had threatened officials from a public meeting dais in Paharpur area on Mar 3, 2022, saying, "After formation of SP-led govt in state, officials will have to give 'hisab-kitab' (account) of their work during the past regime before they are transferred." Mau police lodged a case in this connection on Mar 4, 2022. Abbas won the election, but landed in jail following his arrest by the Prayagraj unit of ED in a money laundering case. After staying behind bars since Feb 15, 2023, Abbas was released from Kasganj jail on Mar 21, 2025 after the Supreme Court on Mar 7 granted him conditional bail in a case under the Gangster Act. But, almost two months after coming out of jail, Abbas was sentenced in the hate speech case and also lost his membership from state assembly. In jail since 2005, his father, late mafia don Mukhtar, a five-time MLA from Mau Sadar, died after being rushed to a hospital from Banda jail, in 2024. While Abbas was being sentenced by CJM court in May, his uncle and SP MP from Ghazipur, Afzal Ansari, was holding a meeting with officials in Ghazipur. He declined any comment on the sentencing of Abbas in the hate speech case on Saturday. Despite repeated efforts, Afzal could not be contacted on Sunday.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
A day after conviction, Abbasdisqualified from UP Assembly
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh assembly secretariat administration on Sunday terminated the membership Mau MLA Abbas Ansari, a day after he was awarded a two-year sentence in a 2022 hate speech case. Abbas, son of late mafia don Mukhtar Ansari, had been elected on a Suheldev Bahujan Samaj Party (SBSP) ticket. Making special arrangements on Sunday, the secretariat administration opened its office especially to prepare the disqualification order citing the court order and informed the MLA who was out on interim bail about it. With the seat getting vacant, a bypoll would be conducted to elect an MLA from Mau in the coming months. Principal secretary of the secretariat administration department, Pradeep Dubey, forwarded the letter to governor, district magistrate of Mau, chief electoral officer of UP, heads of all the government departments to take note of the disqualification. Taking note of the hate speech made by Ansari and having gone through the evidence presented by the prosecution, the special MP-MLA court in Mau on Saturday convicted the MLA under IPC sections 153A, 189 and 506 for promoting hatred and enmity between different groups, threatening a public servant and criminal intimidation. As the hate speech was made ahead of the polls, section 171F of the IPC was also pressed which is registered if an individual attempts to influence the voters in an undue manner. A fine of Rs 2,000 was also imposed while Ansari's election agent, too, was booked under the said section. He invited trouble when he threatened the local govt officials from a public meeting dais in the Paharpur area of Mau Sadr on March 3, 2022. Addressing an election rally on March 3, 2022, Abbas, who was an SP member but was contesting on an SBSP ticket, had said: "After the formation of the SP-led govt, the officials would have to give 'hisab-kitab' (account) of their work of the past regime before getting transferred." Ansari had won the Mau assembly seat with a margin of close to 38,000 votes. During a surprise raid conducted in Chitrakoot jail in February 2023, Ansari was found to be enjoying special treatment post which he was transferred to Kasganj. He got interim bail from the Supreme Court in Feb this year.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
2-year imprisonment for Mukhtar's son Abbas Ansari in `Hisab-Kitab' episode
Annas Ansari, son of deceased mafia don Mukhtar Ansari and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party MLA, received a two-year prison sentence from a Mau court in connection with a 2022 hate speech case. VARANASI: The Chief Judicial Magistrate (MP-MLA) court in Mau district on Saturday awarded two years imprisonment to Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party MLA and dead mafia don Mukhtar Ansari's son Annas Ansari in 2022 case of `Hisab-kitab' hate speech. The CJM (MP-MLA) Krishna Pratap Singh sentenced a maximum of two years imprisonment under Section 506 IPC and a fine of Rs 3000, along with smaller jail terms in different sections of the case. Abbas was physically present in court when the court initially found guilty and convicted him. In view of his arrival tight security arrangements were made in and around the court campus. While contesting 2022 assembly polls from Mau Sadar seat as SP-SBSP alliance candidate Ansari had allegedly threatened officials from a public meeting dais in Paharpur area on March 3, 2022 night by stating, 'After formation of SP-led government, the officials would have to give 'hisab-kitab' (account) of their work of the past regime before getting transferred.' The video clips of the speech of Abbas delivered at Paharpur area started getting viral in social media from March 3 late night. In this video, Abbas could be seen stating, 'Before leaving Lucknow for contesting Mau I had a detailed talk with Akhilesh Bhaiyya (SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav) when I said that don't issue transfer list of officers for six months after formation of government. The officers will first give the account of their work before their transfer certificates are signed. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với mức chênh lệch giá thấp nhất IC Markets Đăng ký Undo ' After the video of the speech went viral on social media, initially the Mau police on March 4 had booked Abbas, Umar and Mansoor in a case under sections 171F (offence of undue influence or personation at an election) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC. Later, after taking legal opinion more sections, including 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race), 186 (voluntarily obstructs any public servant in the discharge of his public functions), 189 (Threatening a public servant with injury to him) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) were added by police in this case. After examining the report of Mau officials, the ECI had imposed a 24 hours ban on campaigning by Abbas. On April 19 bail application of Abbas had been rejected by chief judicial magistrate (MP-MLA) of Mau Shweta Chaudhary.
The Hindu
24-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Akhilesh Yadav questions delay in appointing permanent DGP in Uttar Pradesh
Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday (May 24, 2025) criticised the BJP-led government in Uttar Pradesh for failing to appoint a permanent Director General of Police (DGP), asking whether a government unable to ensure stable police leadership could provide a lasting law and order framework for the State. 'If the BJP is not able to give a permanent DGP to U.P., what permanent structure will it give?' Mr. Yadav wrote on social media platform X. 'The effective foundation of law and order that the SP-led government had laid by providing world-class, state-of-the-art resources and a structural framework to the police service, today the BJP people are standing with scissors to cut the ribbon and take credit for it,' he said. 'In the BJP rule, police stations are being raided, police itself are filing FIRs against police and also accusing each other of kidnapping. Now the children of U.P. play 'police-police' instead of 'thief-police',' Mr. Yadav added. Since May 2022, Uttar Pradesh has seen a succession of acting DGPs. Devendra Singh Chauhan held charge for 11 months, followed by R.K. Vishwakarma and Vijay Kumar in an officiating capacity. Former Uttar Pradesh DGP Sulkhan Singh told The Hindu that while there may be no technical difference in powers between permanent and acting DGPs, the practice has been explicitly discouraged by the Supreme Court. Citing the apex court's July 3, 2018 ruling, Mr. Singh said, 'None of the States shall ever conceive of the idea of appointing any person on the post of Director General of Police on acting basis for there is no concept of acting Director General of Police as per the decision in Prakash Singh's case.' He added that the idea of an acting DGP is violative of the 'rule of law' and constitutional morality and obligation. Following contempt notices issued to several States over the appointment of temporary DGPs, the Uttar Pradesh government in November 2024 framed new rules for the appointment of the DGP. The guidelines state that only officers with a minimum of six months' service left before retirement will be considered eligible. A selection committee comprising a retired High Court judge, the State Chief Secretary, a representative from the Union Public Service Commission, and others will evaluate candidates based on service record, experience, and remaining tenure. Despite the new framework, the appointment of a full-time DGP in the State remains pending.
