Maulana Mahmood Madani had phrases of fulsome reward for gangster-turned-politician late Mukhtar Ansari. A five-time MLA from the Mau Sadar seat, died of a cardiac arrest at a hospital in Banda in March this 12 months on the age of 63.
Madani stated, “I did say he was ‘garibon ka masihaa’ (prophet of the poor), Please go and ask folks in his space. They think about him as a person who helped the poor. It isn’t as a result of he was a Muslim. Even 80 per cent non-Muslims in his space think about him so. He was actually a person who helped the poor. Please present me one case the place he forcibly occupied anyone’s property. I can say this with confidence. His brother is now an MP. When folks go away, we usually communicate good about them. I by no means praised him when he was alive.”
On whether or not regulation and order state of affairs in UP has improved after the drive in opposition to mafia gangsters by Yogi’s authorities, the Maulana replied: “Authorities ought to act strongly to take care of regulation and order, however there have to be a restrict to such motion. If the boundaries are crossed, it can’t be justified. Implementation of guidelines ought to be the identical for all, not in an improper method. I don’t object to taking motion in opposition to mafia, however I object to crossing limits. You can’t punish a person’s mother and father for his crimes.”