"Process Of Eliminating Mafia Has Begun": Minister Ahead Of Mukhtar Ansari's Return To UP Police

The UP Government has initiated strong action against Mukhtar Ansari and his aides by dismantling their empire under the Gangster Act.

Uttar Pradesh minister Sidharth Nath Singh on Monday alleged that the Punjab Government made every effort to stall the handover of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari to the UP police and asserted that stringent action will be taken against criminals, irrespective of their religion or caste, by the Yogi Adityanath dispensation. He was speaking after an 80-member team of the UP police, accompanied by a unit of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), left from Banda for Punjab to bring bank Ansari, the jailed BSP MLA from Mau who is facing 52 cases in UP and other states. "No criminal will be spared by the government of Yogi Adityanath. The process of eliminating the mafia has begun. Law and order will remain established in the state. Punjab Government made every effort so that Mukhtar Ansari is not handed over to UP Police. But, it had to bow before the commitment of the UP Government," Mr Singh said. The UP Government strongly pursued the case in the Supreme Court. As a result, the court ordered the Punjab Government to hand over Mukhtar Ansari (to UP), said the minister who holds several portfolios including Textiles,and Export Promotion.