Jailed BSP candidate denied parole to campaign for polls
The Delhi High Court on Monday refused parole to gangster-turned-politician and BSP candidate Mukhtar Ansari to campaign for the Uttar Pradesh polls. The court accepted Election Commission's contention that his release will come in way of free and fair elections. Notably, the four-time MLA has been in jail since 2005 and has over 40 criminal cases, including murder, against him.