The Bahujan Samaj Celebration (BSP) has dropped Shaista Parveen, the wife of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, as its mayoral candidate in Prayagraj within the upcoming civic polls in Uttar Pradesh, claimed get together insiders right here on Tuesday.
Confirming it, Prayagraj district unit BSP chief GN Jaisal mentioned the get together will contest the native physique elections strongly. “That is the rationale why robust candidates are being chosen. Shaista Parveen is not going to be getting BSP ticket for contesting mayoral elections now. The get together has begun the seek for a brand new candidate,” he mentioned.
Shaista Parveen alongside along with her husband and two sons has been named within the FIR lodged within the February 24 Umesh Pal homicide case right here.
Later, the Prayagraj police introduced a ₹25,000 reward on data resulting in her arrest. She has been absconding ever because the crime was dedicated in Dhoomanganj by which Umesh Pal, the prime witness within the 2005 Raju Pal case, and his two police guards have been shot lifeless in broad daylight.
Shaista Parveen had joined the BSP within the presence of senior get together leaders in Prayagraj on January 5 this yr. She had formally taken BSP membership at get together’s divisional degree assembly held at Sardar Patel Sansthan, Alopibagh right here.
BSP leaders current on the event had additionally introduced that she can be get together’s candidate for the submit of Prayagraj mayor within the upcoming native our bodies polls in Uttar Pradesh. Nevertheless, get together leaders mentioned the choice to drop her was taken within the assembly of senior get together leaders held within the state capital on Monday.
Native get together leaders claimed that 5 names had been despatched by BSP’s divisional degree leaders and district committee for consideration. Nevertheless, last choice had not but been made, they mentioned. “A Brahmin face can presumably be the get together’s mayoral candidate and that is the rationale why BSP leaders are in talks with few outstanding Brahmin leaders of different events as nicely,” a senior chief claimed.
Presently, Atiq’s two sons Umar and Ali are in jail in reference to totally different circumstances. His youthful brother Khalid Azeem aka Ashraf, a former MLA, can be in Bareilly jail. Atiq was arrested in reference to the assault on Prayagraj-based Sam Higginbottom College of Agriculture, Expertise and Sciences workers in 2017. He’s lodged in Sabarmati jail in Gujarat on the orders of the Supreme Court docket.