Mau, March 4
Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s son Abbas Ansari was on Friday booked for the violation of the election code and criminal intimidation after a purported video of him threatening to “settle the account” with government officials surfaced on social media.
Abbas Ansari is contesting the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls from Mau on the ticket of the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), which has a tie-up with the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party.
In the purported video, Abbas Ansari is seen telling a crowd during an election event that he has talked to Yadav to make sure that no transfer or posting takes place in next six months after the party comes to power in the state.
“Jo yahan hai wo yahan hi rahega, pehle hisaab-kitab hoga uske baad unke jaane ke certificate par mohar lagaya jaega (Those who are here, will remain here. First account will be settled with them and only after that their departure papers will be stamped,” Ansari is purportedly seen saying in the video.
The exact location and date of the incident are not clear yet.
