MLA Abbas Ansari Sentenced To 2 Years Imprisonment For Hate Speech

Uttar Pradesh MLA Abbas Ansari, son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in a 2022 hate speech case by a special MP-MLA court on Saturday.

In the wake of his conviction and sentencing, the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) MLA from the Mau Sadar seat could face disqualification from the Assembly.

According to the prosecution, during the last Assembly elections, Abbas Ansari, who was contesting as an SBSP candidate from the Mau Sadar seat, had threatened the Mau administration during a public meeting at Paharpur ground on March 3, 2022, saying he will "settle scores and teach them a lesson" after the elections.