Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday visited the family of deceased mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari at his ancestral house in Mohammadabad town of Ghazipur district and offered condolences. Praising the Ansari family for its contribution in India’s freedom struggle, Mr. Yadav questioned the circumstances under which the former five-time MLA died, and hoped truth would come out and the family would get justice.
“Mukhtar Ansari himself said he was being poisoned and that is what has come to light. We hope that the government will bring out the truth and the family will get justice. Ever since the BJP government has come to power, trust in institutions has decreased,” Mr. Yadav told reporters. He added, “Did Mukhtar Ansari’s grandfather not contributed to the country’s independence? Are the administration and the government not discriminating. Will we accept that it was a natural death?”
Mr. Yadav reiterated the statement of former Governor Satya Pal Malik, who dubbed the 2024 parliamentary polls as the last election to save democracy and the Constitution, alleging institutions in India were collapsing with the BJP dispensation in New Delhi. “Institutions are collapsing, whom should we trust. Reach out to the police. The police are not giving justice, the officers are not giving justice. A former Jammu and Kashmir Governor said this is the last election of democracy, save it with your vote,” he said.
