BJP accuses Congress of "shielding mafia and criminals"; state leaders say call taken by central leadership on ex-MLA seen as more inclined towards BJP
“Whether he contests or not, or if he campaigns, it doesn’t matter. Even if he stands on the stage, it will change the samikaran (political equation),” says Nautanwa Nagar Palika chairman
Amarmani Tripathi and his wife Madhumani were convicted for their involvement in the murder of Madhumita Shukla, a poet, who was found shot dead at her Lucknow residence on May 9, 2003. The state government has now ordered their “premature” release from jail.