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Despite the tall claims made by Chief Minister Mayawati of providing a crime-free rule, little has been done on the ground, with several BSP parliamentarians and legislators under the cloud of criminal activities.

Despite the tall claims made by Chief Minister Mayawati of providing a crime-free rule, little has been done on the ground, with several BSP parliamentarians and legislators under the cloud of criminal activities.

In the last one-and-a-half years, the number of tainted ministers has been on the rise. This, however, has not deterred Mayawati from inducting them in her Cabinet.

Anna Shukla, man with a past, was recently inducted in the party. But Mayawati said if a person with a criminal past wanted to reform himself, he should be given a chance.

The Indian Express takes a look at some of her men

BSP8217;s Hall of Shame

Anna Shukla
Charges: One of the main accused in the much-hyped case of attack on Mayawati at state guest house in Lucknow in June 1995.

He has been named in over a dozen cases of heinous crimes at different police stations of Lucknow since 1980. He is still registered as a historysheeter at the Hasanganj police station.

Uma Kant Yadav
Designation: MP from Machlishahar
Charges: Yadav has been in the jail since May 30, 2007 on charges of allegedly bulldozing some shops and houses in an attempt to forcibly occupy a piece of land in Palia Mafi village.
Status: Circle Officer of Phoolpur Shailendra Kumar Rai said the chargesheet has been filed in the case.

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Anandsen Yadav
Designation: Former Minister of State for Food Preservation
Charges: Arrested for his alleged involvement in the Shashi murder case. Shashi was a law student from Faizabad, who went missing in October 2007.
Status: Investigating Officer SC Pandey said the chargesheet has been filed and now the charges are to be framed.

Jamuna Prasad Nishad
Designation: Former Fisheries Minister

Charges: Protesting against alleged mishandling of a rape case, Nishad and his supporters forced their way into the Maharajganj Kotwali police station and killed constable Krishnanand Rai.

Status: Investigating Officer Inspector Ravi Chand Mishra says that the chargesheet against Nishad and 13 others has been filed

Bhagwan Sharma alias Guddu Pandit
Designation: MLA from Dibai

Charges: Arrested after a research scholar in Agra University accused him of rape. The case was registered at the Kasganj police station in Kashiram Nagar.

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Status: Investigating Officer Inspector, Dulare Lal Arun said, 8220;Medical report confirmed the girl was raped. The chargesheet has been filed.8221; Guddu is, however, out on bail.

Subash Dohre

Designation: Senior party worker

Charges: Dohre and 11 others were booked for attacking policemen and attempting to release two criminals from a police lock-up in Kannauj on September 11. Dohre and his supporters also pelted stones at the police officers.

Status: Superintendent of Police of Kannauj Prakash Tripathi said, 8220;After the incident, the accused were arrested and sent to jail.8221;

Ram Raksha Pal

Designation: BSP national secretary and in-charge of Jharkhand

Charges: Arrested for killing a Dalit autorickshaw driver and Bhagwandas, a caterer in Chuppepur village in Varanasi in May 2008.

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Status: Acting in-charge of the Sagra police station Raj Kumar said all the accused were out on bail. The incident took place over a land dispute, he added.