In 2004, after Atiq Ahmed won the Lok Sabha polls to Phulpur constituency here, his younger brother Ashraf contested from Allahabad West Assembly seat - polls necessitated after Atiq Ahmed resigned to become an MP - on a Samajwadi Party ticket.For
Atiq Ahmed could not digest the defeat since it came as a challenge to his own fiefdom. The electoral tussle turned into political rivalry and on January 25, 2005, a day before Republic Day, when the BSP MLA was leaving for his home from Swaroop Rani Nehru hospital, a car overtook his SUV in the Sulem Sarai area of the city and Raju Pal was shot dead by assailants who heavily opened fire on his car.
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Responding to a question on the Haryana Police constable recruitment in Bhiwani on Sunday, Khattar allegedly said a judge needed to be 'fixed'. The Congress called for a contempt of court notice against him.