\nOpposition parties assail BJP govt over failure to ensure Ansari\u2019s safety<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Afzal Ansari, an MP from Uttar Pradesh\u2019s Ghazipur and brother of Mukhtar, claimed, \u201cMukhtar said he was given a poisonous substance in food in jail. This happened for the second time. Around 40 days ago also he was given poison. And recently, he was again given this (poison) due to which his condition was bad.\u201d<\/p>\n
Afzal said that during a hearing on March 21, his brother\u2019s lawyer had told the Barabanki court that his client had allegedly been given \u201cslow poison\u201d in jail due to which his condition was deteriorating. The politician was hospitalised on Tuesday for 14 hours, but was released after his condition was reported as stable.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt (post-mortem) is their procedure. I have written a letter saying that it should be done by doctors at AIIMS, Delhi. We don\u2019t trust the medical system, the government and administration here\u2026You know why I am saying this\u2026Panchnama is done. District Magistrate has to make a decision. Let\u2019s see what he decides. The post-mortem has not begun,\u201d his son Umar Ansari said. \u201cWe hope the court will help investigate the suspicions that we are expressing. We will consult our legal team. We are confident that this is not a natural death but an orchestrated murder,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is seen as a trigger-happy head of India\u2019s most populous state. Ever since the BJP government took over under his watch in Uttar Pradesh in March 2017, police have shot dead 190 persons in incidents of alleged exchange of fire that the state terms as \u201cencounters\u201d. From March 2017 to September 2023, police in UP also shot and injured 5,591 persons in these incidents.<\/p>\n
The administration has issued orders to bar large gatherings across the UP state. Additional security personnel have been deployed in Banda, Mau, Ghazipur and Varanasi, as officials said two doctors would conduct the post-mortem examination, which would be video-graphed, before his body would be handed over to his son.<\/p>\n
\u2018Govt anarchy\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\nOpposition Samajwadi Party chief and former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav attacked the UP government over his death. \u201cA government that cannot protect life has no right to remain in power. Uttar Pradesh is going through the worst phase of \u2018government anarchy\u2019. This is the \u2018zero hour\u2019 of law and order in UP,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n
Former chief minister Mayawati demanded a high-level inquiry into the death. \u201cThe persistent apprehensions and serious allegations made by the Ansari family regarding his death in jail require a high-level investigation,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
BJP leader Hari Sahani, however, insisted that the \u2018gangster\u2019 died due to disease.<\/p>\n
Published in Dawn, March 30th, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW DELHI: The suspicious death of Mukhtar Ansari, a jailed politician from Uttar Pradesh, will be investigated by a magistrate after his family claimed he was poisoned, reports said on Friday. A three-member team is expected to commence the investigation into his death shortly, an order by Chief Judicial Magistrate Banda said. 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