Afzal Ansari

Allahabad HC adjourns hearing in criminal appeal of Afzal Ansari till May 27

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Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday adjourned till May 27 the hearing of a criminal appeal filed by Ghazipur MP Afzal Ansari challenging his conviction and four years’ sentence in a Gangsters Act case by a trial court. The case under the Gangsters Act was registered against Ansari following the killing of BJP MLA … Read more

Lok Sabha revokes Afzal Ansari’s disqualification after SC order, but he can’t attend House

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New Delhi, The Lok Sabha Secretariat on Thursday revoked the disqualification of BSP leader Afzal Ansari as a member of the Lower House after the Supreme Court conditionally suspended his conviction in a Gangsters Act case. While suspending his sentence in December last year, the apex court had said that Ansari will not be entitled … Read more