2003 MLC Polls: 2 ex-MLAs in UP get jail for misbehaviour during vote counting
On the day of the counting, the accused, including Kanchana Singh, her husband, as well as Sanjay Prasad reached the counting centre and allegedly created a ruckus & misbehaved with police.
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While Aditya Vikram was an MLA from the Samajwadi Party at the time of the incident, Sanjay Prasad won Assembly elections twice – from Congress and BJP -- after the 2003 incident.
A court in Basti has sentenced seven persons, including two former MLAs Sanjay Prasad Jaiswal and Aditya Vikram Singh, to three years of imprisonment for misbehaving with government officials during the 2003 MLC election.
According to District Government Counsel (Basti) PN Pandey, the seven convicts, who were all out on bail, moved an application in the court seeking time to file an appeal against the judgment. “The court released all the convicts on bail,” Pandey said.
The case dates back to 2003 when Aditya Vikram’s wife Kanchana Singh was contesting the MLC election on a Samajwadi Party ticket.
On the day of the counting, the accused, including Kanchana Singh, her husband, as well as Sanjay Prasad reached the counting centre and allegedly created a ruckus & misbehaved with police.
“The accused at first tried to forcibly enter the counting room. A police officer tried to stop them, leading to an argument. The accused forcibly entered the counting room after allegedly assaulting the police officer and creating a scene inside. When the government officials raised objections, a heated argument took place.
“A case was lodged against eight persons, including two former MLAs and Kanchana Singh, at the Kotwali police station in Basti on December 3, 2003, on various relevant charges. The police investigated the matter and filed a chargesheet. One of the accused died during the trial. On Saturday, Kanchana Singh was among the seven persons convicted by the court,” said Pandey.
While Aditya Vikram was an MLA from the Samajwadi Party at the time of the incident, Sanjay Prasad won Assembly elections twice – from Congress and BJP — after the 2003 incident.
Samajwadi Party’s Basti district unit president Mahendra Yadav confirmed that Aditya Vikram Singh was an SP MLA.
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