MP Afzal Ansari's rivalry with J&K L-G Manoj Sinha, shadow of Mukhtar Ansari's death & realities of region shaped by dire poverty and anti-feudal politics set stage for electoral contest.
Mukhtar Ansari, Atiq Ahmed, Mohammad Shahabuddin did not rise to power on their own accord; rather, they were nurtured and supported by political parties serving their interests.
Convicted in 8 cases, including 1 of murder, the gangster-turned-politician was elected 5 times as MLA from Mau. He contested from BSP, his own Qaumi Ekta Dal as well as an Independent.
Security personnel in large numbers have been deployed around the Ansari residence and the burial ground, which is located at distance of about a kilometre and a half.
Banda chief judicial magistrate court has initiated a judicial probe into Ansari's death at behest of UP govt and appointed an additional judge of the court as the inquiry officer.
The gangster-turned-politician was brought to Rani Durgavati Medical College in Banda from district jail in 'unconscious state' Thursday. He died at the hospital following cardiac arrest.
Ansari was taken to Banda Medical College Thursday after his health deteriorated. His brother Afzal Ansari, who is a Ghazipur MP, alleged that he was given poison in jail.
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