Two ex-UP legislators convicted after 20 yrs
By IANS | Published: May 22, 2023 06:09 AM2023-05-22T06:09:03+5:302023-05-22T06:25:09+5:30
Basti (Uttar Pradesh), May 22 An MP/MLA court has convicted two former legislators and five others for attacking ...
Two ex-UP legislators convicted after 20 yrs
Basti (Uttar Pradesh), May 22 An MP/MLA court has convicted two former legislators and five others for attacking administrative officials and looting ballot papers in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district, following a dispute over recounting of votes during Member of Legislative Council (MLC) elections in 2003.
The court in Basti convicted the main accused, Sanjay Jaiswal, a two-time MLA from Congress (2012) and BJP (2017), and former BJP MLA Aditya Vikram Singh (2012).
Additional civil judge Arpita Yadav sentenced them to three-year imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 2,000 each.
A dispute had erupted over recounting of votes during the election after which Jaiswal, then a Congress leader who was supporting a candidate Kanchana Singh, and six of his associates assaulted the officials and looted ballot papers.
According to district government counsel, Basti, Devanand Singh, the dispute arose after a businessman, Manish Jaiswal, won the elections against Kanchana Singh.
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