JANUARY 18, 2012 Varanasi india By Girish Kumar Dubey
Political battle has intensified in Varanasi city in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state as the regional leaders welcome the under trial accused to campaign ahead of polls.
Elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held through a seven-phase polling in the months of February and March this year.
Many under trial are also jumping into the political bandwagon, hoping for a victory in what is expected to be a closely contested fight, with the election date just around the corner.
A leader of India's regional Apna Dal Party, Anu Patel said that the party has given the tickets to candidates with pending criminal cases and the Court has still not given its verdict for them.
"All the people with clean image are being given tickets in Apna Dal (India's regional party) and let the Supreme Court decide who is mafia or non- mafia. The candidate (Munna Bajrangi) is under trial and let the people decide about it," said a leader of India's regional Apna Dal Party, Anu Patel.
In 2009, the accused Munna Bajrangi was arrested and since then he is facing a series of charges, including those under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
The National President of India's regional Pragatisheel Manav Samaj Party, Prem Chand Vindh said that if the under trail accused want to work towards the welfare of the society, then a chance may be provided to them.
"The people who were found guilty and are still under trial, their image would be similar to a criminal's image. Despite of the tarnished image, if they want to serve the society and work for the welfare of the society then we are ready to give them a chance," said National President of India's regional Pragatisheel Manav Samaj Party, Prem Chand Vindh.
The polls are being viewed as an opportunity for India's major parties to re-establish or strengthen their footholds in the country's fifth largest and most populous state.
Uttar Pradesh is India's most populous state and provides the biggest single bloc of seats in the Indian parliament. Ironically, it is also one of the country's worst performers in several socio-economic indices.
Political battle intensifies in India's northern state as the regional leaders welcome the under trial accused to campaign ahead of polls.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL
VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (JANUARY 18, 2012) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI-NO ACCESS BBC)
1. MUNNA BAJRANGI, AN UNDER TRIAL ACCUSED, ACCOMPANIED BY THE POLICE OFFICIALS
2. BAJRANGI WALKING WITH OFFICIALS
3. BRIJESH SINGH, AN UNDER TRIAL ACCUSED, STANDING WITH THE PARTY MEMBERS
4. SINGH WALKING WITH THE MEMBERS
5. POLICE OFFICIALS STANDING
6. (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) A LEADER OF INDIA'S REGIONAL APNA DAL PARTY, ANU PATEL, SAYING:
"All the people with clean image are being given tickets in Apna Dal (India's regional party) and let the Supreme Court decide who is mafia or non- mafia. The candidate (Munna Bajrangi) is under trial and let the people decide about it."
7. A BANNER WITH PHOTOGRAPH OF CANDIDATES
8. A FLAG OF INDIA'S REGIONAL PRAGATISHEEL MANAV SAMAJ PARTY
9. PARTY MEMBERS SITTING
10. NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF INDIA'S REGIONAL PRAGATISHEEL MANAV SAMAJ PARTY, PREM CHAND VINDH, SITTING WITH THE MEMBERS
11. MEMBERS WRITING ON A PAPER
12. (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF INDIA'S REGIONAL PRAGATISHEEL MANAV SAMAJ PARTY, PREM CHAND VINDH, SAYING:
"The people who were found guilty and are still under trial, their image would be similar to a criminal's image. Despite of the tarnished image, if they want to serve the society and work for the welfare of the society then we are ready to give them a chance."
13. MUKHTAR ANSARI, AN UNDER TRIAL ACCUSED, TALKING ON PHONE
14. ANSARI CAMPAIGNING WITH SUPPORTERS
15. SUPPORTERS SHOUTING
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